MEDIUM
Internet Explorer 6 on Double Byte Character Set (DBCS) systems allows remote attackers to alter displayed address bars and spoof web pages via a URL containing special characters, facilitating phishing attacks, aka the "Address Bar Spoofing on Double Byte Character Set Systems Vulnerability."
Published Oct 16, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 32.76%
Description
Internet Explorer 6 on Double Byte Character Set (DBCS) systems allows remote attackers to alter displayed address bars and spoof web pages via a URL containing special characters, facilitating phishing attacks, aka the "Address Bar Spoofing on Double Byte Character Set Systems Vulnerability."
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:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
32.76% 0.32759
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.32759
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 | 32.76% (0.32759) | 98.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 32.76% (0.32759) | 98.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 66.75% (0.66746) | 98.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 10, 2025 | 59.55% (0.59554) | 98.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 53.43% (0.53434) | 97.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 65.05% (0.65047) | 97.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 53.43% (0.53434) | 97.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 93.08% (0.93082) | 99.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 95.51% (0.95507) | 99.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2024 | 95.42% (0.95424) | 99.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 23, 2023 | 94.55% (0.94546) | 98.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 95.28% (0.95278) | 98.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 20.65% (0.20648) | 96.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 20.65% (0.20648) | 96.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 20.65% (0.20648) | 94.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110178042025729&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=110174346717733&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/431576 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-038 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17651 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17652 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2448 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8127 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110178042025729&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=110174346717733&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/431576 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-038 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17651 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17652 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2448 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8127 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 16, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Sep 8, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0844
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a