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CVE-2004-1043

nvd nist
Published: Dec 31, 2004Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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5.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the "Related Topics" command in the Help ActiveX Control (hhctrl.ocx) to open a Help popup window containing the PCHealth tools.htm file in the local zone and injecting Javascript to be executed, as demonstrated using "writehta.txt" and the ADODB recordset, which saves a .HTA file to the local system, aka the "HTML Help ActiveX control Cross Domain Vulnerability."

Affected (2)

2 products
Internet Explorer
Windows Xp
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Version 6.0
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
All versions

References (18)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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