7.5

CVE-2003-1041: microsoft ie

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 20-05-2004Last modified 08-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2003-1041 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in microsoft ie. EPSS estimates a 52.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
51/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
52.61%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 20-05-2004
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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 metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

52.61%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 52.61% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
52.61%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasedoswindowsVerified

    Microsoft Windows XP/2000 - showHelp '.CHM' File Execution (MS03-004)

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Microsoft2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

10 links