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CVE-2005-4717
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows NT 4.0 SP6a, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP1, Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers t…
Public exploit code
Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Malformed HTML Parsing Denial of Service (1)2005-11-01 · dos · windows · Verified
Impact
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows NT 4.0 SP6a, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP1, Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via a certain combination of a malformed HTML file and a CSS file that triggers a null dereference, probably related to rendering of a DIV element that contains a malformed IMG tag, as demonstrated by IEcrash.htm and IEcrash.rar.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Ie | Version 6.0 |
| Microsoft | Internet Explorer | Version 6.0 |
| Microsoft | Windows 2000 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | Version sp1 |
| Microsoft | Windows Nt | Version 4.0 |
| Microsoft | Windows Xp | All versions |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0673.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0127.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15268
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0673.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0127.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15268