CVE-2004-0727 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 39.8% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and other versions including 5.01 and 5.5, allows remote web servers to bypass zone restrictions and execute arbitrary code in the local computer zone by redirecting a function to another function with the same name, as demonstrated by SimilarMethodNameRedir, aka the "Similar Method Name Redirection Cross Domain Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 39.78% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-07-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 - JavaScript Method Assignment Cross-Domain Scripting | 2004-07-12 |
References
- http://freehost07.websamba.com/greyhats/similarmethodnameredir.htm
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108966512815373&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12048
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/207264
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-038
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16681
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4702
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6829
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7084
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7448
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7496
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7906
- http://freehost07.websamba.com/greyhats/similarmethodnameredir.htm
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108966512815373&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12048
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/207264
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-038
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16681
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