FKIE_CVE-2003-1041

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2004-06-14 04:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:03
Severity
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/187196US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348521Exploit, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9320Exploit, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-023
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14105
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1186
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1943
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3514
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A956
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/187196US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348521Exploit, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9320Exploit, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-023
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14105
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1186
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1943
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3514
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A956
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft ie 6
microsoft ie 6.0
microsoft internet_explorer 5
microsoft internet_explorer 5.5
microsoft internet_explorer 5.5
microsoft internet_explorer 5.5
microsoft internet_explorer 6.0
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