CVE-2003-0838
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 - Browser Popup Window Object Type Validation
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
1Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to bypass zone restrictions to inject and execute arbitrary programs by creating a popup window and inserting ActiveX object code with a "data" tag pointing to the malicious code, which Internet Explorer treats as HTML or Javascript, but later executes as an HTA application, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0532, and as exploited using the QHosts Trojan horse (aka Trojan.Qhosts, QHosts-1, VBS.QHOSTS, or aolfix.exe).
Internet Explorer permite a atacantes remotos saltarse restricciones de zona para inyectar y ejecutar programas arbitrarios creando una ventana emergente e insertando un objeto ActiveX con una etiqueta "data" apuntando al código maliciosos, que Internet Explorer trata como HTML o JavaScript, pero luego ejecuta como una aplicación .HTA; una vulnerabilidad diferente de CAN-2003-0532, y explotada por el virus QHosts.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2003-09-07 First Exploit
- 2003-10-02 CVE Reserved
- 2003-10-07 CVE Published
- 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (12)
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23114 | 2003-09-07 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-040 | 2021-07-23 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Ie Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Ie" | 6.0 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Ie" and version "6.0" | sp1 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 5.0.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "5.0.1" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 5.0.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "5.0.1" | sp1 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 5.0.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "5.0.1" | sp2 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 5.0.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "5.0.1" | sp3 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 5.5 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "5.5" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 5.5 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "5.5" | sp1 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 5.5 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "5.5" | sp2 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 6.0 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "6.0" | - |
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