Microsoft Internet Explorer Drag/Drop Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Drag/Drop. The manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0979. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer (Web Browser) (unknown version). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Drag/Drop. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Internet Explorer on Windows XP does not properly modify the "Drag and Drop or copy and paste files" setting when the user sets it to "Disable" or "Prompt," which may enable security-sensitive operations that are inconsistent with the user s intended configuration.

The weakness was published 12/31/2004 by Paul with greyhats (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0979 since 10/20/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3215.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17820), SecurityFocus (BID 11770†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-30664†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1097, VDB-1098 and VDB-22368. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/12/2004 🔍
10/20/2004 +8 days 🔍
11/28/2004 +39 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +33 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2011 +2274 days 🔍
02/27/2015 +1436 days 🔍
01/03/2025 +3598 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Paul
Organization: greyhats
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0979 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0979
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22650
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X-Force: 17820
SecurityFocus: 11770 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Drag and Drop Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 30664 - Internet Explorer on Windows XP Allows to Enable Security Sensitive Operations, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/27/2015 23:44
Updated: 01/03/2025 14:55
Changes: 02/27/2015 23:44 (52), 05/07/2019 12:39 (11), 01/03/2025 14:55 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:685:103

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