CVE-2004-0420

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 46.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2004-04-20 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Microsoft Ie: 6.0-sp1
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 6.0, 6.0.2800.1106

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/10736/
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/106324
http://www.security-express.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-01/0300.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/351379
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9510
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-024
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14964
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2245
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2381
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2894
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3386

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