Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2004-0727
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and other versions including 5.01 and 5.5, allows remote web servers to bypass zone restrictions and execute arbitrary code in the local computer zone by redirecting a function to another function with the same name, as demonstrated by SimilarMethodNameRedir, aka the "Similar Method Name Redirection Cross Domain Vulnerability."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.398 (98.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.398 · newest: 0.398 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 6.0.2800.1106
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- freehost07.websamba.com/greyhats/similarmethodnameredir.htm
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7448 (signature, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7496 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/207264 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-038 (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4702 (signature, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7906 (signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/12048 (third-party-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16681 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-0727?
- CVE-2004-0727 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Published 2004-07-27.
- Is CVE-2004-0727 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.