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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2004· Updated Apr 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

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  • Microsoft/Internet Explorer2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 6.0 on Windows XP SP2
  • Microsoft/Windows Xp
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*

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