CVE-2005-1191 Information

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.

Reference

http://security.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm015-ie http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396224 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13248 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0509 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-024 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20380 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A3585