# CVE-2005-4269: mshtml.dll in Microsoft Windows XP, Server 2003, and Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (access violati

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-12-15 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

mshtml.dll in Microsoft Windows XP, Server 2003, and Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (access violation) by causing mshtml.dll to process button-focus events at the same time that a document is reloading, as seen in Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 by repeatedly clicking the "Delete" button in a repeating section in a form. NOTE: the normal operation of InfoPath appears to involve a local user without any privilege boundaries, so this might not be a vulnerability in InfoPath. If no realistic scenarios exist for this problem in other products, then perhaps it should be excluded from CVE.

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## References

- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908233/
- http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/6V00B1FEUE.html

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