CVE-2004-0216
Integer overflow in the Install Engine (inseng.dll) for Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows...
CVE-2004-0216 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published October 16, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 48.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 10.0 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 48.7%EPSS, 98th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
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.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2004-0216- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2004-0216- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0216No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2004-0216- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-frcm-cm8j-hpw7No score
Integer overflow in the Install Engine (inseng.dll) for Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows...
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.
- Record
GHSA-frcm-cm8j-hpw7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5316
ngssoftware.com/advisories/msinsengfull.txt
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/637760
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-038
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17620
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us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=110616383332055&w=2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0216
github.com/advisories/GHSA-frcm-cm8j-hpw7