Vulnerability in Microsoft Ie
CVE-2003-0532
Internet Explorer 5.01 SP3 through 6.0 SP1 does not properly determine object types that are returned by web servers, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an object tag with a data parameter to a malicious file hosted on a server that returns an unsafe Content-Type, aka the "Object Type" vulnerability.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.230 (97.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.230 · newest: 0.230 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Ie — versions 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 5.0.1, 5.5, 6.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/865940 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-032 (vendor-advisory)
- www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD20030820.html
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0084.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2003-0532?
- CVE-2003-0532 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Ie. Published 2003-08-27.
- Is CVE-2003-0532 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.