Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-2434. PoCs published by anonymous.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a vulnerability in Internet Explorer where a malformed URL with '::' can trigger a buffer overflow, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution when a user saves the target link. The PoC is a simple HTML link designed to demonstrate the flaw.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a link with "::{" (colon colon left brace), which triggers a null dereference when the user attempts to save the link using "Save As" and Internet Explorer prepares an error message with an attacker-controlled format string.
Exploits (1)
This exploit leverages a vulnerability in Internet Explorer where a malformed URL with '::' can trigger a buffer overflow, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution when a user saves the target link. The PoC is a simple HTML link designed to demonstrate the flaw.