CVE-2004-2434
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a link with "::{" (colon colon left brace), which triggers a null dereference when the user attempts to save the link using "Save As" and Internet Explorer prepares an error message with an attacker-controlled format string.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a link with "::{" (colon colon left brace), which triggers a null dereference when the user attempts to save the link using "Save As" and Internet Explorer prepares an error message with an attacker-controlled format string.
- Record
CVE-2004-2434- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a link with "::{" (colon colon left brace), which triggers a null dereference when the user attempts to save the link using "Save As" and Internet Explorer prepares an error message with an attacker-controlled format string.
- Record
CVE-2004-2434- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-2425 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a link with "::{" (colon colon left brace), which triggers a null dereference when the user attempts to save the link using "Save As" and Internet Explorer prepares an error message with an attacker-controlled format string.
- Record
EUVD-2004-2425- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mvm2-v72c-76wc No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a link with "::{" (colon colon left brace), which triggers a null dereference when the user attempts to save the link using "Save As" and Internet Explorer prepares an error message with an attacker-controlled format string.
- Record
GHSA-mvm2-v72c-76wc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Internet Explorer - 'mshtml.dll' Remote Null Pointer Crash | 2004-08-04 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-2434 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Ie, published December 31, 2004. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.8%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
osvdb.org/8335
securitytracker.com/id?1010491
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0428.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16420
securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5IP020KDPU.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2434
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mvm2-v72c-76wc