CVE-2003-0344 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via / (slash) characters in the Type property of an Object tag in a web page.

Published: 2003-06-06

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 81.3% High

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0::windows_server_2003:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.81307.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-July/006401.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105476381609135&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/8943
http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD20030604.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/679556
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-020
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A922

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Ie Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-06-06T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:50:47.586Z

Reserved: 2003-05-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0344

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-06-16T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:02:02.080

Link: CVE-2003-0344

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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