CVE-2004-0842 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Internet Explorer via malformed CSS causing heap buffer overflows, requiring user interaction to view the malicious content.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-0842?
CVE-2004-0842 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 14 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 and earlier, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash from "memory corruption") via certain malformed Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) elements that trigger heap-based buffer overflows, as demonstrated using the "<STYLE>@;/*" string, possibly due to a missing comment terminator that may cause an invalid length to trigger a large memory copy operation, aka the "CSS Heap Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0842?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Avaya Definity One Media Server, Avaya Ip600 Media Servers, Avaya Modular Messaging Message Storage Server, Avaya S3400, Avaya S8100, Microsoft Ie and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0842?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0842 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2004-0842 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0842 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g4xq-83hp-jc9q.