CVEvulnerability

CVE-2005-1191

5.0 MEDIUM Published 2005-05-02 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗

Status: Modified
Published: 2005-05-02
Last modified: 2026-06-16
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Description

The Web View DLL (webvw.dll), as used in Windows Explorer on Windows 2000 systems, does not properly filter an apostrophe ("'") in the author name in a document, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary script via extra attributes when Web View constructs a mailto: link for the preview pane when the user selects the file.

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 2000 • microsoft windows 98 • microsoft windows 98se • microsoft windows me

References

http://security.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm015-ie Exploit, Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396224 Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13248 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0509 www.vupen.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-024 docs.microsoft.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20380 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3585 oval.cisecurity.org
http://security.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm015-ie Exploit, Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396224 Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13248 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0509 www.vupen.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-024 docs.microsoft.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20380 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3585 oval.cisecurity.org