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CVE-2004-0978 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110616221411579&w=2 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-038 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17714 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/673134 CVEThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/heartbeatfull.txt CVEBroken Link

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2004-0978
NVD Published Date:
Feb 9, 2005
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2004-0978 Details - Not Deferred