Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old Internet Explorer vulnerability where a malicious site or content could abuse drag-and-drop behavior to run code on a user’s machine. The source bundle identifies Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 as affected. The main business risk is legacy Windows endpoints still using those browser versions. Exposure is most likely on legacy desktops, kiosks, lab systems, or embedded workflows that still depend on Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, or 6. Treat this as a legacy exposure cleanup item with high impact if found. It is not a modern mass-exploitation signal from the supplied sources, but affected systems would represent avoidable remote code execution risk. Mitigation focus: Review Microsoft MS05-008 and MS05-014 guidance for the applicable Internet Explorer security updates.; Identify and remove or replace affected Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 installations.; Restrict legacy browser access to untrusted web content while remediation is planned..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- MS05-008CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4726CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- MS05-014CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4864CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1334CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2046CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2953CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1015CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3006CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- ie-dragdrop-gain-privileges(19117)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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