Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2004-0985
CVE-2004-0985
Description
Internet Explorer 6.x on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated using a document with a draggable file type such as .xml, .doc, .py, .cdf, .css, .pdf, or .ppt, and using ADODB.Connection and ADODB.recordset to write to a .hta file that is interpreted in the Local Zone by HTML Help.
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Affected products
2- Range: 6.x
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