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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

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  • Microsoft/Ie2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_server_2003_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe: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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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