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CVE-2004-0727
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and other versions including 5.01 and 5.5, allows remote web…
High7.5EPSS 39.8%
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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."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 39.8% · top 1.4% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (13)
- http://freehost07.websamba.com/greyhats/similarmethodnameredir.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7448 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7496 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- VU#207264 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- MS04-038 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4702 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7906 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 12048 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- TA04-293A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- ie-function-redirect-xss(16681) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6829 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20040711 MSIE Similar Method Name Redirection Cross Site/Zone Scripting (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7084 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .