Vulnerability in Microsoft Ie
CVE-2003-1328
The showHelp() function in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 supports certain types of pluggable protocols that allow remote attackers to bypass the cross-domain security model and execute arbitrary code, aka "Improper Cross Domain Security Validation with ShowHelp functionality."
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: 0.389 (98.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.389 · newest: 0.389 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Ie — versions 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 5.0.1, 5.5, 6.0
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:57 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-038.shtml (government-resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/6780 (vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/400577 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0083.html (mailing-list)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/11259.php (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-004 (vendor-advisory)