CVE-2003-1041
highpriority · attend · 58EPSS 0.526 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-23504Microsoft Windows XP/2000 - showHelp '.CHM' File Execution (MS03-004)functional · exploit_db
affected products (6)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (20)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/187196enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348521enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9320enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-023enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14105enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1186enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1943enisa_euvd
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