CVE-2004-0978

Summary

CVECVE-2004-0978
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-02-09 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-787 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 sp4 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 - sp3 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 - sp4 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Me - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp - - All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp - sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp - sp2 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Microsoft Internet Explorer Heartbeat ActiveX Control Unspecified Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/heartbeatfull.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ngssoftware.com Broken Link
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#673134 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
'MSN Heartbeat Control Buffer Overflow' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-038 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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