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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 9, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2003-0309

CVE-2003-0309

Description

Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass security zone restrictions and execute arbitrary programs via a web document with a large number of duplicate file:// or other requests that point to the program and open multiple file download dialogs, which eventually cause Internet Explorer to execute the program, as demonstrated using a large number of FRAME or IFRAME tags, aka the "File Download Dialog Vulnerability."

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Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2800:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2800:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 5.01, 5.5, 6.0

Patches

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