CVE-2005-1191

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 17.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-04-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Web View DLL (webvw.dll), as used in Windows Explorer on Windows 2000 systems, does not properly filter an apostrophe ("'") in the author name in a document, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary script via extra attributes when Web View constructs a mailto: link for the preview pane when the user selects the file.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows 98: all versions
Microsoft Windows 98Se: all versions
Microsoft Windows Me: all versions

References

http://security.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm015-ie
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396224
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13248
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0509
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-024
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20380
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3585
http://security.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm015-ie
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396224
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13248
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0509
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-024

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