Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 14, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2003-1041
CVE-2003-1041
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.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348521nvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/9320nvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/187196nvdUS Government Resource
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-023nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14105nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1186nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1943nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3514nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A956nvd
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