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    CVE-2003-1041

    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.

    Published:May 20, 2004
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:May 20, 2004
    EPSS Score:0.65434
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Ie
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348521http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9320http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348521http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9320https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23504

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/187196
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348521
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9320
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-023
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14105
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1186
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1943
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3514
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A956
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/187196
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348521
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9320
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-023
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14105
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1186
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1943
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3514
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A956

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High