CVE-2004-0475: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2004-0475: The showHelp function in Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP Pro allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

The showHelp function in Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP Pro allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local .CHM files via a double backward slash ("\\") before the target CHM file, as demonstrated using an "ms-its" URL to ntshared.chm. NOTE: this bug may overlap CVE-2003-1041.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 8, 2024, 00:17 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

This is an old Internet Explorer 6 issue on Windows XP Pro where a malicious web page could trigger local Windows Help content in an unsafe way. The business risk is mainly to organizations still operating legacy XP/IE6 systems for old applications. Exposure is likely limited to legacy Windows XP Pro systems still using Internet Explorer 6. The CVE source bundle does not identify modern affected products, supported versions, or CPEs beyond the descriptive text. Prioritize this if legacy XP/IE6 systems remain in production or operational networks. If none exist, business urgency is low, but the finding should reinforce legacy platform retirement tracking. Mitigation focus: Inventory any Windows XP Pro systems still using Internet Explorer 6.; Retire or isolate legacy XP/IE6 hosts from web browsing.; Check Microsoft or vendor legacy guidance for any available corrective action..

Prepared: Jun 30, 2026, 05:56 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Potential ATT&CK relevance

Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context

These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.

ATT&CK lookup starting points

Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.

cve · low confidence lookup

CVE-2004-0475 mapping review

Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.

Open ATT&CK lookup

Vulnerability profileCVE Program record

Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: May 20, 2004, 04:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.

0CVSS vectors

0Timeline events

0ADP providers

2Source links

CVSS and timeline data

No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.

Source materials

CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
ie-showhelp-chm-execution(16147)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus

n/an/an/aListed

Weakness

CWE details

No CWE listed

CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.