CVE-2003-0344 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a user's system by embedding specially crafted '/' characters within the 'Type' property of an Object tag in a malicious web page. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the CISA KEV catalog, exploit intelligence indicates readily available public exploit code, including Metasploit modules and multiple entries on ExploitDB, and it has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting its historical importance and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:*:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.