CVE-2004-0985 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Internet Explorer 6.x on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated using a document with a draggable file type such as .xml, .doc, .py, .cdf, .css, .pdf, or .ppt, and using ADODB.Connection and ADODB.recordset to write to a .hta file that is interpreted in the Local Zone by HTML Help.

Published: 2004-10-26

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 41.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.41495.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109829111200055&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109830296130857&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=109828076802478&w=2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17824

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Ie

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-10-26T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:38:59.603Z

Reserved: 2004-10-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-0985

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-0985

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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