RCE in Microsoft Ie

CVE-2004-1166

CRLF injection vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary FTP commands via an ftp:// URL that contains a URL-encoded newline ("%0a") before the FTP command, which causes the commands to be inserted into the resulting FTP session, as demonstrated using a PORT command.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.392 (98.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-1166?
CVE-2004-1166 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, classified under Code Injection. Published 2004-12-31.
Is CVE-2004-1166 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.