CVE-2003-1041

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 v2.0 NVD

7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

52.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 99th percentile

Published

2004-05-20

Updated

2024-08-08

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23504

Security advisories

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348521
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9320
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/187196
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-023

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry