The document processing application used by the Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying the CLSID stored in a file so that it is processed by HTML Application Host (MSHTA), as demonstrated using a Microsoft Word document.
2005-05-02T04:00:00.000
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? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2000 | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2000 | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2000 | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2000 | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2000 | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2003_server | enterprise | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2003_server | r2 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2003_server | standard | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2003_server | web | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_98 | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_98se | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_me | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_xp | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_xp | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_xp | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_xp | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_xp | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_xp | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_xp | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_xp | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_xp | * | Yes |