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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2004-0979

CVE-2004-0979

Description

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.

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Affected products

16
  • Microsoft/Ie2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Internet Explorer2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: on Windows XP
  • Microsoft/Windows Xp12 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:embedded:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:media_center:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:embedded:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:home:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:media_center:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:home:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:media_center:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*

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