CVE-2003-1041

no score yetEPSS 53%

Internet Explorer 5.x and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a modified directory traversal attack using a URL containing ".." (dot dot) sequences and a filename that ends in "::" which is treated as a .chm file even if it does not have a .chm extension. NOTE: this bug may overlap CVE-2004-0475.

EPSS: 53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 98% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2004-06-14
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

microsoft:ie
microsoft:internet_explorer

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/187196
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348521
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9320
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-023

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