01 Record
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 7.48% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 94.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2004-10-21 04:00Z22 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 00:39Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2004-10-20
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 85598a63a23bfc4832060c34e90a1af027587460cf7c0e3c03711e2652596fba
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- docs.microsoft.comMS04-038https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-038
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comie-dragdrop-security-bypass(17820)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17820
- www.us-cert.govTA04-293Ahttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html
- www.kb.cert.orgVU#630720http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/630720