CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (Web Browser). Affected is the function getComponent
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to bypass zone restrictions and read arbitrary files via an XML object.
The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was presented 11/10/2003 by Sam Schinke as MS03-048 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0817 since 09/18/2003. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 960 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10861 (MS02-005: MSIE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative Patch (890923)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100003 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update Not Installed (MS03-048)).
Applying the patch MS03-048 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13785) and Tenable (10861). Further details are available at msdn.microsoft.com. See 3, 45, 257 and 375 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0
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Class: Remote Code ExecutionCWE: Unknown
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 10861
Nessus Name: MS02-005: MSIE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative Patch (890923)
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OpenVAS ID: 10861
OpenVAS Name: IE 5.01 5.5 6.0 Cumulative patch (890923)
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Patch: MS03-048
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS03-048
Researcher: Sam Schinke
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2003-0817 (🔍)
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X-Force: 13785
Vulnerability Center: 2831 - [MS03-048] Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows File Read, Medium
SecurityFocus: 9012
Secunia: 10155 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Exposure of Installed Components, Not Critical
OSVDB: 2784 - Microsoft IE Component Function Information Disclosure
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Entry
Created: 11/10/2003 11:49Updated: 03/09/2021 08:01
Changes: 11/10/2003 11:49 (77), 09/05/2019 13:30 (9), 03/09/2021 07:54 (7), 03/09/2021 08:01 (2)
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