CVE-2003-1041

EXPLOITED

Microsoft IE - Path Traversal

Title source: rule

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Arman Nayyeri · textdoswindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23504

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (10)

[US Government Resource] http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/187196

[Exploit, Vendor Advisory] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348521

[Exploit, Vendor Advisory] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9320

[Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource] http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html

[Vendor Advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-023

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14105

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1186

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1943

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3514

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A956

Scores

EPSS 0.6543

EPSS Percentile 98.5%

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2004-07-13

Status published

Products (5)

microsoft/ie 6 windows_server_2003_sp1

microsoft/ie 6.0 sp1

microsoft/internet_explorer 5

microsoft/internet_explorer 5.5 (3 CPE variants)

microsoft/internet_explorer 6.0

Published Jun 14, 2004

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026