Double Free in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2003-1048
Double free vulnerability in mshtml.dll for certain versions of Internet Explorer 6.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed GIF image.
Vulnerability class: Double Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.266 (98.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.266 · newest: 0.266 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 5.01, 5.5, 6.0
- Microsoft Outlook — versions 2000
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98se
- Microsoft Windows Me
- Microsoft Windows Nt — versions 4.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/685364 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16804 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/009506.html (mailing-list, Broken Link)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:509 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:236 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/8530 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/009445.html (mailing-list, Broken Link)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1793 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:206 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-025 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2003-1048?
- CVE-2003-1048 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2004-07-27.
- How severe is CVE-2003-1048?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.