CVE-2004-2434 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Internet Explorer by tricking users into saving a malicious link, causing a null dereference during error message generation.
- 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-2004-2434?
CVE-2004-2434 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 18 Aug 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
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a link with "::{" (colon colon left brace), which triggers a null dereference when the user attempts to save the link using "Save As" and Internet Explorer prepares an error message with an attacker-controlled format string.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2434?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Ie.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2434?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2434 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2004-2434 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2434 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mvm2-v72c-76wc.