CVE-2004-1376 Path traversal in n/a
Remote malicious FTP servers can overwrite arbitrary files in Internet Explorer via directory traversal in LIST command responses.
- 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-2004-1376?
CVE-2004-1376 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 19 Jan 2005. 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
Directory traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote malicious FTP servers to overwrite arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in filenames returned from a LIST command.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1376?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1376?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1376 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2004-1376 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1376 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5q37-r2pc-3hm5.