CVE-2005-1191

The Web View DLL (webvw.dll), as used in Windows Explorer on Windows 2000 systems, does not properly filter an apostrophe ("'") in the author name in a document, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary script via extra attributes when Web View constructs a mailto: link for the preview pane when the user selects the file.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

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

EPSS

17.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 97th percentile

Published

2005-04-19

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25454

Security advisories

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13248
• http://security.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm015-ie
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-024

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry