PT-2004-1906 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2004-10-16 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2004-0844

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Internet Explorer version 6

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to alter displayed address bars and spoof web pages via a URL containing special characters, facilitating phishing attacks. This can lead to users being tricked into divulging sensitive information.

Recommendations: For Internet Explorer version 6, consider updating to a newer version to mitigate the risk of address bar spoofing. As a temporary workaround, users should be cautious when clicking on links from untrusted sources and verify the authenticity of web pages by checking the URL directly in the address bar.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0844

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 10

• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/431576 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0844 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-038 · Vendor Advisory
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html · Patch
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17652 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=110174346717733&w=2 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8127 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17651 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2448 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110178042025729&w=2 · Note