Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2004-0475 (CCN-16147)

Assigned:2004-05-13
Published:2004-05-13
Updated:2017-07-11
Summary:The showHelp function in Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP Pro allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local .CHM files via a double backward slash ("\\") before the target CHM file, as demonstrated using an "ms-its" URL to ntshared.chm.
Note: this bug may overlap CVE-2003-1041.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.1 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu May 13 2004 - 04:13:48 CDT
Showhelp() local CHM file execution

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2004-0475

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
20040513 Showhelp() local CHM file execution

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
10348

Source: CCN
Type: BID-10348
Microsoft Internet Explorer Double Backslash CHM File Execution Weakness

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-showhelp-chm-execution(16147)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-showhelp-chm-execution(16147)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft ie 6.0 sp1
    microsoft ie 6.0