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 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."
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Base score: 7.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 40%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 99
- Score date: 10/9/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
💥 Public exploits
Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.
- Published on Exploit-DB · Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 - JavaScript Method Assignment Cross-Domain Scripting (7/12/2004)
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-Other
References
- http://freehost07.websamba.com/greyhats/similarmethodnameredir.htm
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108966512815373&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12048
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/207264
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-038
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16681
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4702
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6829
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7084
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7448
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7496
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7906
- http://freehost07.websamba.com/greyhats/similarmethodnameredir.htm
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108966512815373&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12048
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/207264
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-038
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16681
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4702
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6829
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7084
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7448
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7496
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7906
Raw JSON (NVD)
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