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    CVE-2003-1048

    Double free vulnerability in mshtml.dll for certain versions of Internet Explorer 6.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed GIF image.

    Published:Jul 21, 2004
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jul 21, 2004
    EPSS Score:0.33171
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Outlook
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 98
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 98se
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Me
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Nt
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2003
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Xp

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-415 Double Free

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/009445.html
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/009473.html
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/009506.html
    http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-191.shtml
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/685364
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8530
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-212A.html
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-025
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16804
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1793
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A206
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2100
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A212
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A236
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A509
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A517
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/009445.html
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/009473.html
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/009506.html
    http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-191.shtml
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/685364
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8530
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-212A.html
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-025
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16804
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1793
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A206
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2100
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A212
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A236
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A509
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A517

    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