Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2004-1043
CVE-2004-1043
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."
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 6.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
9- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/972415nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-012B.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-12/0426.htmlnvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-001nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18311nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1349nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1963nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2830nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3496nvd
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