MEDIUM
Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via Javascript that creates a new popup window and disables the imagetoolbar functionality with a META tag, which triggers a null dereference
Published May 20, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 25.75%
Description
Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via Javascript that creates a new popup window and disables the imagetoolbar functionality with a META tag, which triggers a null dereference.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
25.75% 0.25753
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.25753
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 25.75% (0.25753) | 97.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 25.75% (0.25753) | 97.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 21.83% (0.21829) | 95.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 23.05% (0.23050) | 95.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 41.92% (0.41918) | 96.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 23.05% (0.23050) | 95.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 16.58% (0.16583) | 94.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 18.50% (0.18499) | 96.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 29, 2024 | 18.50% (0.18499) | 96.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 12.99% (0.12991) | 94.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 27, 2023 | 16.48% (0.16482) | 95.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 18.76% (0.18761) | 95.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 21.00% (0.20999) | 96.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 21.00% (0.20999) | 96.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 21.00% (0.20999) | 94.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/021500.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=108457938412310&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEV
- http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=108476938219070&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEV
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/021500.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=108457938412310&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEV | |
| http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=108476938219070&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEV |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 20, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved May 17, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0479
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a