CVE-2003-1041 (GCVE-0-2003-1041)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2004-05-20 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 02:12
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9320 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/187196 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348521 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
Date Public
2003-12-30 00:00
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