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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows XP on WinXP and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file explorer.exe of the component WMF File Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2004-2307. The attack must originate from the local network. There is no exploit available. It is best to disable the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows XP on WinXP (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code of the file explorer.exe of the component WMF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2600 on Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a shell: URI with double backslashes (\\) in an HTML tag such as IFRAME or A.

The weakness was shared 03/15/2004 by Peter Ferrie with Symantec (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.netsys.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-2307 since 08/16/2005. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15544), SecurityFocus (BID 9924†) and OSVDB (19806†). Further details are available at microsoft.com. The entry VDB-649 is related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Microsoft

Name

• Windows

Version

• XP

License

• commercial

Support

• end of life (old version)

Website

• Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
• Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Disable
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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Timelineinfo

03/15/2004 🔍
03/16/2004 +1 days 🔍
03/19/2004 +3 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +287 days 🔍
08/16/2005 +228 days 🔍
10/03/2005 +48 days 🔍
06/18/2017 +4276 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: lists.netsys.com
Researcher: Peter Ferrie
Organization: Symantec
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2307 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2307
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-564
X-Force: 15544 - Microsoft Internet Explorer shell: command denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 9924 - Microsoft Windows XP Explorer.EXE Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 19806 - Microsoft IE Crafted Double Backslash shell: URI DoS

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2004 11:56
Updated: 06/18/2017 20:20
Changes: 03/16/2004 11:56 (73), 06/18/2017 20:20 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:DC1:103

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