National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2004-0839
Original release date:08/18/2004
Last revised:09/10/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Internet Explorer in Windows XP SP2, and other versions including 5.01 and 5.5, allows remote attackers to install arbitrary programs via a web page that uses certain styles and the AnchorClick behavior, popup windows, and drag-and-drop capabilities to drop the program in the local startup folder, as demonstrated by "wottapoop.html".
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized modification
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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA04-293A
Name: TA04-293A
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#526089
Name: VU#526089
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: ie-dragdrop-code-execution(17044)
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 10973
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: MS
Name: MS04-038
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: FULLDISC
Name: 20040818 What A Drag II XP SP2
Type: Advisory
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20040824 What A Drag! -revisited-
Type: Advisory
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20040818 What A Drag II XP SP2
Type: Advisory
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7721
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7721
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6272
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6272
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4152
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4152
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3773
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3773
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2073
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2073
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1563
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1563
Type: Tool Signature