CVE-2003-0447 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Custom HTTP Errors capability in Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute script in the Local Zone via an argument to shdocvw.dll that causes a "javascript:" link to be generated.

Published: 2003-06-20

Score: 5.1 Medium

EPSS: 32.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.32534.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-June/005763.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105585933614773&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105585142406147&w=2
http://security.greymagic.com/adv/gm014-ie/

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-06-20T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:50:48.193Z

Reserved: 2003-06-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0447

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-07-24T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0447

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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