# CVE-2004-0839: Internet Explorer in Windows XP SP2, and other versions including 5.01 and 5.5, allows remote attackers to install arbitrary programs via a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-09-14 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Internet Explorer in Windows XP SP2, and other versions including 5.01 and 5.5, allows remote attackers to install arbitrary programs via a web page that uses certain styles and the AnchorClick behavior, popup windows, and drag-and-drop capabilities to drop the program in the local startup folder, as demonstrated by "wottapoop.html".

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7721
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10973
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109336221826652&w=2
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-038
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6272
- http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2004/Aug/0868.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2073
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109303291513335&w=2
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4152
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3773
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/526089
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17044
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1563

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