CVE - CVE-2003-1041

CVE-ID
CVE-2003-1041	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Internet Explorer 5.x and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a modified directory traversal attack using 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. NOTE: this bug may overlap CVE-2004-0475.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
BID:9320 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9320 BUGTRAQ:20031230 IE 5.x-6.0 allows executing arbitrary programs using showHelp() URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348521 CERT:TA04-196A URL:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html CERT-VN:VU#187196 URL:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/187196 MS:MS04-023 URL:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-023 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1186 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1186 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1943 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1943 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3514 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3514 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:956 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A956 XF:ie-showhelp-directory-traversal(14105) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14105
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20040513	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20040513)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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