CVE-2003-0228
Directory traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 and Windows Media Player for Windows XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a skins file with a URL containing hex-encoded backslash characters (%5C) that causes…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 46.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 and Windows Media Player for Windows XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a skins file with a URL containing hex-encoded backslash characters (%5C) that causes an executable to be placed in an arbitrary location.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 46.31% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 7 May 2003
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows media player
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 46.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105232913516488&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105240528419389&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105233960728901&w=2
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/384932US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7517Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-017
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11953
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A321
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105232913516488&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105240528419389&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105233960728901&w=2
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/384932US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7517Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-017
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11953
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A321
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.