Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 and earlier, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash from "memory corruption") via certain malformed Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) elements that trigger heap-based buffer overflows, as demonstrated using the "<STYLE>@;/*" string, possibly due to a missing comment terminator that may cause an invalid length to trigger a large memory copy operation, aka the "CSS Heap Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
CVE-2004-0842 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 7 products from avaya, from microsoft, from microsoft and 4 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Originally identified in 2004, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.
2004-12-23T05:00:00.000
2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Deferred
CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | avaya | ip600_media_servers | * | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | ie | 6.0 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.5 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.5 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.5 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | internet_explorer | 6.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | avaya | definity_one_media_server | * | Yes |
| Hardware | avaya | s3400 | * | Yes |
| Hardware | avaya | s8100 | * | Yes |
| Operating System | avaya | modular_messaging_message_storage_server | 1.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | avaya | modular_messaging_message_storage_server | 2.0 | Yes |
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