CVE-2004-2290

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Summary

CVECVE-2004-2290
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft Windows XP Explorer allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a HTML and script in a self-executing folder that references an executable file within the folder, which is automatically executed when a user accesses the folder.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All home All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All gold professional All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 home All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Windows XP Explorer Executes Arbitrary Code in Folders - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Exploit
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-01/0267.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Windows XP Explorer Self-Executing Folder Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
www.osvdb.org/3711 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Secunia - Advisories - Windows XP Malicious Folder Automatic Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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