Vulnerability in Microsoft Ie
CVE-2004-2291
Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an embedded script that uses Shell Helper objects and a shortcut (link) to execute the target script.
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: 0.118 (96.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.109 · newest: 0.118 · change: +0.009
Affected products
- Microsoft Ie — versions 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 5.5, 6.0
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/9335 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348688 (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit)