Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2004-0978
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Hrtbeat.ocx (Heartbeat) ActiveX control for Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6, when users who visit online gaming sites that are associated with MSN, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the SetupData parameter.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.383 (98.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet_explorer — versions 5.01, 5.5, 6
- Microsoft Windows_2000
- Microsoft Windows_98se
- Microsoft Windows_me
- Microsoft Windows_nt — versions 4.0
- Microsoft Windows_server_2003
- Microsoft Windows_xp
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)