CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0216

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Integer overflow in the Install Engine (inseng.dll) for Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious website or HTML email with a long .CAB file name, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code remotely, posing a significant security threat to systems using the affected versions of Internet Explorer.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or use alternative browsers to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Integer overflow in the Install Engine (inseng.dll) for Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious website or HTML email with a long .CAB file name, which triggers the integer overflow when calculating a buffer length and leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS