CVE-2004-2434: microsoft ie
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2004-2434 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in microsoft ie. EPSS estimates a 32.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 5 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 18-08-2005PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a link with "::{" (colon colon left brace), which triggers a null dereference when the user attempts to save the link using "Save As" and Internet Explorer prepares an error message with an attacker-controlled format string.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
32.76%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 32.76% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
5 foundExploit Reference (osvdb.org)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (securitytracker.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (archives.neohapsis.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Microsoft1 product
- ie6.0:sp1
1 vendor · 1 product
References
7 links- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0397.htmlMailing ListX Refsource FULLDISCExploitVendor Advisory