7.5

CVE-2003-0809: microsoft ie

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 08-10-2003Last modified 08-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2003-0809 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in microsoft ie. EPSS estimates a 27.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
45/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
27.28%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 08-10-2003
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 does not properly handle object tags returned from a Web server during XML data binding, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML e-mail message or web page.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

27.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 27.28% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
27.28%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 - XML Page Object Type Validation (MS03-040)

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Microsoft2 products
  • ie6.0:sp1
  • internet_explorer5.01 | 5.01:sp1 | 5.01:sp2 | 5.01:sp3 | 5.5 | 5.5:sp1 | 5.5:sp2 | 6.0

1 vendor · 2 products

References

5 links