Vulnerability in Microsoft Ie
CVE-2004-0979
Internet Explorer on Windows XP does not properly modify the "Drag and Drop or copy and paste files" setting when the user sets it to "Disable" or "Prompt," which may enable security-sensitive operations that are inconsistent with the user's intended configuration.
EPSS: 0.042 (89.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Ie — versions 6.0
- Microsoft Internet_explorer — versions 6.0
- Microsoft Windows_xp
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-0979?
- CVE-2004-0979 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Ie. Published 2004-12-31.
- Is CVE-2004-0979 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.