CVE-2003-1041
HIGHEPSS 99th pctlDescription
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.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/187196
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348521
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9320
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-023
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14105
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1186
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1943
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3514
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A956
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