Microsoft Windows XP Explorer.EXE Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows XP Explorer.EXE Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

No exploit is required to leverage this issue. The following proof of concept has been provided:

The issue may be triggered when a user follows an HTML link formatted like so:
<a href=shell:windows\\system32\\calc.exe>link</a>

This issue may be triggered when a user views an HTML document containing the following tag:
<iframe src=shell:windows\\system32\\calc.exe></iframe>