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CVE-2004-0979

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-0979 describes a vulnerability in Internet Explorer on Windows XP where the "Drag and Drop or copy and paste files" setting is not properly enforced, potentially allowing security-sensitive operations despite user configuration. This local vulnerability (AV:L/AC:L) has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts if exploited. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting awareness among security researchers.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:embedded:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.19%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0419 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-038
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/17820
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/630720
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html
US Government Resource