CVE-2004-1043
Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the "Related Topics" command in the Help ActiveX Control...
- Published
- Dec 31, 2004
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Dec 25, 2004
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 98.8%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the "Related Topics" command in the Help ActiveX Control (hhctrl.ocx) to open a Help popup window containing the PCHealth tools.htm file in the local zone and injecting Javascript to be executed, as demonstrated using "writehta.txt" and the ADODB recordset, which saves a .HTA file to the local system, aka the "HTML Help ActiveX control Cross Domain Vulnerability."
Sources
1Paul · windows · Dec 25, 2004
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