CVE-2004-0978

critical Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
42.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 3% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: February 9, 2005 (7764 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

CWE-787

Affected Products

microsoft internet explorer

References

🔗 marc.info 🔗 www.kb.cert.org 🔗 www.ngssoftware.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 docs.microsoft.com