CVE-2004-0978
N/A
Published: October 21, 2004 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:06 PM UTC
7 products affected across 1 vendorInternet ExplorerWindows XpWindows Server 2003
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 38%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Hrtbeat.ocx (Heartbeat) ActiveX control for Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6, when users who visit online gaming sites that are associated with MSN, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the SetupData parameter.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
microsoft-windows-2000 (environment) · microsoft-windows-98se (environment) · microsoft-windows-me (environment) · microsoft-windows-nt (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2003 (environment) · microsoft-windows-xp (environment)
Windows 2000· Microsoftdevice
80%All versions
Windows 98SE· Microsoftdevice
80%All versions
Windows Me· Microsoftdevice
80%All versions
Windows Nt· Microsoftdevice
80%All versions
80%
All versions
Windows Xp· Microsoftdevice
80%All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110616221411579&w=2Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/673134x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/heartbeatfull.txtVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11367Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MSPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-038VDB Entryx_refsource_XFThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17714Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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