CVE-2003-0447 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0, where the Custom HTTP Errors feature allows remote attackers to execute script in the Local Zone. This is achieved by manipulating an argument to shdocvw.dll, leading to the generation of a "javascript:" link. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a network-based attack with high access complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not listed on the KEV catalog, there is public exploit code available on ExploitDB, and the CVE has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
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:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.