CVE-2005-1191 (GCVE-0-2005-1191)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2005-04-19 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 21:44
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The Web View DLL (webvw.dll), as used in Windows Explorer on Windows 2000 systems, does not properly filter an apostrophe ("'") in the author name in a document, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary script via extra attributes when Web View constructs a mailto: link for the preview pane when the user selects the file.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396224 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13248 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0509 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://security.greymagic.com/security/advisories… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Date Public
2005-04-19 00:00
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