CVE-2004-1043
EXPLOITEDInternet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2 - RCE
Title source: llmDescription
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."
Exploits (1)
References (9)
Scores
EPSS
0.7450
EPSS Percentile
98.9%
Details
VulnCheck KEV
2005-01-11
Status
published
Products (2)
microsoft/internet_explorer
6.0
microsoft/windows_xp
Published
Dec 31, 2004
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026