CVE-2004-1043

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2004 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/972415
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-012B.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-12/0426.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/972415
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-012B.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18311
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
74.5%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft