CVE-2004-2289

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Published Aug 4, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 23.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Windows XP Explorer allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a system folder with a Desktop.ini file containing a .ShellClassInfo specifier with a CLSID value that is associated with an executable file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:::home:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::gold:professional:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp1:home:::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 23.7% (23.745% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-05/0168.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/11633
http://www.freewebs.com/roozbeh_afrasiabi/xploit/execute.htm
http://www.osvdb.org/6221
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10363
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-015
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16171

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Xp

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:22 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 4, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:22 AM
Reserved: Aug 4, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:09 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2004, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:09 PM

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