Vulnerability in Microsoft Ie
CVE-2003-1041
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.
Published · last modified .
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: 0.526 (99.0th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.526 · newest: 0.526 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Ie — versions 6, 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 5, 5.5, 6.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1186 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/9320 (Exploit, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-023 (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1943 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/187196 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:956 (signature, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3514 (signature, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14105 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348521 (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2003-1041?
- CVE-2003-1041 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Ie. Published 2004-06-14.
- Is CVE-2003-1041 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.