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CVE-2003-1041in critical feed1 exploit

Internet Explorer 5.x and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a modified directory traversal attack using a URL c…

Published 22 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
52.6%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Internet Explorer 5.x and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a modified directory traversal attack using a URL containing ".." (dot dot) sequences and a filename that ends in "::" which is treated as a .chm file even if it does not have a .chm extension. NOTE: this bug may overlap CVE-2004-0475.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

52.61% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-23504 Microsoft Windows XP/2000 - showHelp '.CHM' File Execution (MS03-004) · dos · 2003-12-30

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • us-cert.gov /cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1186 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/9320 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-023 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1943 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/187196 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A956 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3514 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/14105 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/348521 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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