CVE-2004-2289

Severity

99%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

165%

Microsoft Windows XP Explorer allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a system folder with a Desktop.ini file containing a .ShellClassInfo specifier with a CLSID value that is associated with an executable file.

Microsoft Windows XP Explorer allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a system folder with a Desktop.ini file containing a .ShellClassInfo specifier with a CLSID value that is associated with an executable file.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 9.9. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Microsoft Windows XP

First reported 20 years ago

2004-12-31 05:00:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-12 21:35:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Gold

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 Home Edition

References

20040517 Desktop.ini flaw results in executing folders

Exploit, Vendor Advisory

11633

Vendor Advisory

http://www.freewebs.com/roozbeh_afrasiabi/xploit/execute.htm

Exploit

6221

Exploit

10363

MS06-015

winxp-explorer-code-execution(16171)

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