CVE-2004-0475

Published May 20, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS 10.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
The showHelp function in Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP Pro allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local .CHM files via a double backward slash ("\\") before the target CHM file, as demonstrated using an "ms-its" URL to ntshared.chm. NOTE: this bug may overlap CVE-2003-1041.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2004-0474 The showHelp function in Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP Pro allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local .CHM files via a double backward slash ("\\") before the target CHM file, as demonstrated using an "ms-its" URL to ntshared.chm. NOTE: this bug may overlap CVE-2003-1041.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 12:17 AM
Reserved
May 17, 2004, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 7, 2004, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:05 PM