PT-2004-1218 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2004-05-20 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2003-1041

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.x through 6.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a modified directory traversal attack. This attack uses 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.

Recommendations For Internet Explorer versions 5.x through 6.0, consider restricting access to potentially vulnerable URLs or disabling the handling of .chm files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-1041

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 12

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/23504 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/9320 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/348521 · Exploit
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-023 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1041 · Security Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A956 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3514 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1943 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1186 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14105 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/187196 · Note