Intrusion PreventionMS.IE.MSN.Heartbeat.ActiveX.Object.Access
Description
This indicates a possible attempt to exploit a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer.
The vulnerability is in the Heartbeat MSN gaming ActiveX control (Hrtbeat.ocx). It can be exploited by remote attackers to compromise vulnerable systems.
Affected Products
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6.0, 5.5 SP2, and 5.01
Impact
System compromise.
Recommended Actions
Apply patch as given in the Microsoft bulletin MS04-038.
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
Version Updates
| Date | Version | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-11 | 16.978 |
| ID | 10985 |
| Created | Sep 27, 2005 |
| Updated | Nov 03, 2021 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2007-6255 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 28.89% |
| Default Action | pass |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows |
| Affected App | IE |