CVE-2003-0838
Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to bypass zone restrictions to inject and execute arbitrary programs by creating a popup window and inserting...
- Published
- Oct 7, 2003
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Sep 7, 2003
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 98.5%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to bypass zone restrictions to inject and execute arbitrary programs by creating a popup window and inserting ActiveX object code with a "data" tag pointing to the malicious code, which Internet Explorer treats as HTML or Javascript, but later executes as an HTA application, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0532, and as exploited using the QHosts Trojan horse (aka Trojan.Qhosts, QHosts-1, VBS.QHOSTS, or aolfix.exe).
Sources
1http-equiv · windows · Sep 7, 2003
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