Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-1191
CVE-2005-1191
Description
The Web View DLL (webvw.dll), as used in Windows Explorer on Windows 2000 systems, does not properly filter an apostrophe ("'") in the author name in a document, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary script via extra attributes when Web View constructs a mailto: link for the preview pane when the user selects the file.
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98se:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_me:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
7- security.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm015-ienvdExploitPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396224nvdExploit
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/13248nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0509nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-024nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20380nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3585nvd
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