CVE-2003-1041: microsoft ie
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.
Timeline
- 20-05-2004PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last 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 versionEPSS 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
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
3 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Microsoft Windows XP/2000 - showHelp '.CHM' File Execution (MS03-004)
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Microsoft2 products
- ie6:windows_server_2003_sp1 | 6.0:sp1
- internet_explorer5 | 5.5 | 5.5:sp1 | 5.5:sp2 | 6.0
1 vendor · 2 products
References
10 links- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTUS Government Resource
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1186VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-023Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MS
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1943VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A956VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3514VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL