Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 19, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2003-1328
CVE-2003-1328
Description
The showHelp() function in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 supports certain types of pluggable protocols that allow remote attackers to bypass the cross-domain security model and execute arbitrary code, aka "Improper Cross Domain Security Validation with ShowHelp functionality."
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Affected products
10cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 8 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 5.01, 5.5, 6.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
7- www.iss.net/security_center/static/11259.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/400577nvdUS Government Resource
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0083.htmlnvd
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-038.shtmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/6780nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-004nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A57nvd
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