Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2004· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2004-2434
CVE-2004-2434
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.
Affected products
2- Range: =6.0 SP1
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
7- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0397.htmlnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.osvdb.org/8335nvdExploit
- www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5IP020KDPU.htmlnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0428.htmlnvd
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1126.htmlnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16420nvd
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