PT-2003-1699 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Drew Copley · Published 2003-08-22 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2003-0532

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Internet Explorer versions 5.01 SP3 through 6.0 SP1

Description: The issue arises from improper determination of object types returned by web servers, potentially allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This can be achieved via an object tag with a data parameter to a malicious file hosted on a server that returns an unsafe Content-Type.

Recommendations: For versions 5.01 SP3 through 6.0 SP1, consider disabling the use of object tags with external data parameters until a fix is available. Restrict access to malicious files hosted on servers that return unsafe Content-Types to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0532

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 6

• 🔥 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0084.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0532 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-032 · Vendor Advisory
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/865940 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106149026621753&w=2 · Note
• http://eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD20030820.html · Note