Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3604
Revision Date:2008-03-24Version:46
Title:Windows NT Shell CLSID File Type Spoof Vulnerability
Description:The Windows Shell application in Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by spoofing the type of a file via a CLSID specifier in the filename, as demonstrated using Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106 on Windows XP.
Family:windowsClass:vulnerability
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2004-0420
Platform(s):Microsoft Windows NT
Product(s):Microsoft Internet Explorer
Definition Synopsis
  • Windows NT 4.0 with Active Desktop Installed
  • Active Desktop is installed
  • AND Microsoft Windows NT is installed
  • AND the version of shell32.dll is less than 4.72.3841.1100
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