CVE-2004-0985 in the critical feed json
Internet Explorer 6.x on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated using a document with a draggabl…
published 2004-10-26 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0983
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 20.2%
- EPSS 20.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
20.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=109830296130857&w=2
mailing-list
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marc.info
/?l=ntbugtraq&m=109828076802478&w=2
mailing-list
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/17824
vdb-entry
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=109829111200055&w=2
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2004-0985
- NVD CVE-2004-0985
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