CVE-2004-0727

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 39.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2004-07-23 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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."

Affected products

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 6.0.2800.1106

References

http://freehost07.websamba.com/greyhats/similarmethodnameredir.htm
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108966512815373&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/12048
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/207264
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-038
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16681
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4702
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6829
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7084
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7448
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7496

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