CVE-2003-0309
Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass security zone restrictions and execute arbitrary programs via a web document with a large number of duplicate file:// or other requests that point to the program and open multiple…
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Description
Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass security zone restrictions and execute arbitrary programs via a web document with a large number of duplicate file:// or other requests that point to the program and open multiple file download dialogs, which eventually cause Internet Explorer to execute the program, as demonstrated using a large number of FRAME or IFRAME tags, aka the "File Download Dialog Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 49.97% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105249399103214&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105294081325040&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105294162726096&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8807
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/251788US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7539
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-020
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12019
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A948
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105249399103214&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105294081325040&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105294162726096&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8807
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/251788US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7539
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-020
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12019
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A948
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.