CVEvulnerability

CVE-2004-0978

10.0 HIGH Published 2005-02-09 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2005-02-09
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-787

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 configurations

• microsoft internet explorer 5.01 • microsoft internet explorer 5.5 • microsoft internet explorer 6

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write weakness

References