CVE-2003-0228
Directory traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 and Windows Media Player for Windows XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...
- Published
- May 8, 2003
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- May 7, 2003
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 98.8%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 and Windows Media Player for Windows XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a skins file with a URL containing hex-encoded backslash characters (%5C) that causes an executable to be placed in an arbitrary location.
Sources
1Jelmer Kuperus · windows · May 7, 2003
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