CVE-2004-0841 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 48.7% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Internet Explorer 6.x allows remote attackers to install arbitrary programs via mousedown events that call the Popup.show method and use drag-and-drop actions in a popup window, aka "HijackClick 3" and the "Script in Image Tag File Download Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 48.73% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-12-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (7)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| avaya | definity one media server |
| avaya | ip600 media servers |
| avaya | modular messaging message storage server |
| avaya | s3400 |
| avaya | s8100 |
| microsoft | ie |
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 - Popup.show Mouse Event Hijacking | 2004-07-12 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/0498.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12048
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010679
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/413886
- http://www.osvdb.org/7774
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/368652
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/368666
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10690
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-038
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16675
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2611
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4363
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5620
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6031
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6048
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8077
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/0498.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12048
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010679
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