CVE-2004-2434

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 v2.0 NVD

5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

32.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 98th percentile

Published

2005-08-18

Updated

2024-08-08

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/376

Security advisories

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0397.html
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1010491
• http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5IP020KDPU.html

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry