CVE-2004-2434

Published Aug 18, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 32.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2004-2425 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 1:29 AM
Reserved
Aug 18, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 31, 2004, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:09 PM