PT-2004-1998 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2004-10-26 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-0985

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Internet Explorer version 6.x

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This can be achieved by using a document with a draggable file type, such as .xml, .doc, .py, .cdf, .css, .pdf, or .ppt, and utilizing ADODB.Connection and ADODB.recordset to write to a .hta file. The .hta file is then interpreted in the Local Zone by HTML Help.

Recommendations: For Internet Explorer version 6.x, consider disabling the use of ADODB.Connection and ADODB.recordset to mitigate the risk of arbitrary code execution until a patch is available. Restrict access to draggable file types to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0985

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0985 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109830296130857&w=2 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109829111200055&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17824 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=109828076802478&w=2 · Note