gsd-2004-1043
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:22
Details
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."
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Aliases
CVE-2004-1043


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    "description": "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.\"",
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      "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/cve/CVE-2004-1043"
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            "accessVector": "NETWORK",
            "authentication": "NONE",
            "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
            "baseScore": 5.0,
            "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
            "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
            "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N",
            "version": "2.0"
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      },
      "lastModifiedDate": "2021-07-23T12:55Z",
      "publishedDate": "2004-12-31T05:00Z"
    }
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}


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