CVE-2004-0216

N/A Unknown
Published: November 03, 2004 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/637760
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109760693512754&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110616383332055&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=110619893620517&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/637760
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/msinsengfull.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17620
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17651
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

30 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
54.9%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft