Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 Active Action Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6. This impacts an unknown function of the component Active Action Handler. This manipulation causes Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2004-0727. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be disabled.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Active Action Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and other versions including 5.01 and 5.5, allows remote web servers to bypass zone restrictions and execute arbitrary code in the local computer zone by redirecting a function to another function with the same name, as demonstrated by SimilarMethodNameRedir, aka the "Similar Method Name Redirection Cross Domain Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 07/13/2004 by Paul (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0727 since 07/22/2004. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100018 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (MS04-038)).

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 (16681), Exploit-DB (24265), SecurityFocus (BID 10689†), Secunia (SA12048†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5543†). Additional details are provided at secunia.com. The entries VDB-285, VDB-745, VDB-758 and VDB-759 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 10861
OpenVAS Name: IE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative patch (890923)
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Recommended: Disable
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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com

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07/12/2004 🔍
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07/14/2004 +1 days 🔍
07/22/2004 +8 days 🔍
07/27/2004 +5 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Paul
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0727 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0727
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-757

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X-Force: 16681 - Microsoft Internet Explorer function redirect cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 10689
Secunia: 12048 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
Vulnerability Center: 5543

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/14/2004 10:58
Updated: 09/15/2025 23:59
Changes: 07/14/2004 10:58 (64), 04/07/2017 12:00 (3), 03/09/2021 15:54 (7), 03/09/2021 16:01 (2), 07/05/2024 03:13 (16), 01/02/2025 17:56 (7), 09/15/2025 23:59 (11)
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