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CVE-2004-0420

The Windows Shell application in Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 20

The Windows Shell application in Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by spoofing the type of a file via a CLSID specifier in the filename, as demonstrated using Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106 on Windows XP.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.4754
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules2 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft ieall versions
microsoft internet explorerall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 351379www.securityfocus.com
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 9510www.securityfocus.com
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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snort-communityOS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows Content-Disposition CLSID command attemptattempted-user
snort-communityOS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows Content-Disposition CLSID command attemptattempted-user
snort-communityOS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows Content-Disposition CLSID command attemptattempted-user
snort-communityOS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows Content-Disposition CLSID command attemptattempted-user
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumInternet Explorer DisableFirstRunCustomize Enabled
productmediumInternet Explorer Autorun Keys Modification
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Scoring & Timeline

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HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD07 Jul 2004 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/10736/
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/106324US Government Resource
http://www.security-express.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-01/0300.html
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.htmlUS Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-024
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14964
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