CVE-2003-0809: microsoft ie
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.
Timeline
- 08-10-2003PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last 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 versionEPSS 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
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 - XML Page Object Type Validation (MS03-040)
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo 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- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A123VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-040Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MS