Vulnerability in Microsoft Ie
CVE-2004-0216
Integer overflow in the Install Engine (inseng.dll) for Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious website or HTML email with a long .CAB file name, which triggers the integer overflow when calculating a buffer length and leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.487 (98.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.487 · newest: 0.487 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Ie — versions 6
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 5.01, 5.5
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5316 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/msinsengfull.txt
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/637760 (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-038 (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17620 (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7865 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17651 (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7717 (signature, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6100 (signature, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-0216?
- CVE-2004-0216 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Ie. Published 2004-11-03.
- Is CVE-2004-0216 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.