PT-2003-1688 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2003-07-10 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2003-0519

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Internet Explorer versions 5 and 6

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a freeze, by accessing a specific URL, such as C:aux, which is an MS-DOS device name, and possibly other devices.

Recommendations: For Internet Explorer versions 5 and 6, avoid accessing URLs that point to MS-DOS device names, such as C:aux, to prevent the denial of service. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0519

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0519 · Security Note
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-July/006286.html · Note