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CVE-2004-0979

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-10-21 · updated 2026-06-16

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 operations that are inconsistent with the user's intended configuration.

Affected products

• Microsoft Ie: 6.0-sp1, 6.0-sp2
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 6.0
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/630720
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-038
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17820
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/630720
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-038
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17820

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