CVE-2004-0420

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

07/07/2004

Last modified:

03/04/2025

Description

The Windows Shell application in Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by spoofing the type of a file via a CLSID specifier in the filename, as demonstrated using Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106 on Windows XP.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 10.00 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0

10.00

Severity 2.0

HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1::::::
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2800.1106:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CVE-2004-0420

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools