CVE-2004-0985 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

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.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Ie

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

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

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

Link: CVE-2004-0985

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2004-0985

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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