Description
The showHelp function in Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP Pro allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local .CHM files via a double backward slash ("\\") before the target CHM file, as demonstrated using an "ms-its" URL to ntshared.chm. NOTE: this bug may overlap CVE-2003-1041.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10348
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/363202
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16147
Scores
EPSS
0.1003
EPSS Percentile
95.2%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
microsoft/ie
6.0 sp1
Published
Jul 07, 2004
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026