CVE-2003-0809
highpriority · attend · 50EPSS 0.273 · 98 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.5
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-23122Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 - XML Page Object Type Validation (MS03-040)functional · exploit_db
affected products (5)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.osvdb.org/7887enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8565enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-040enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13300enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A123enisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/7887nvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8565ExploitPatchVendor Advisorynvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-040nvd
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