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 ActiveX…

published October 7, 2003

CVSS
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EPSS
38%
Percentile
98.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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).

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.37556 · 98.5th percentile
Published
2003-10-07T04:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 OCT 04:00Z
    Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to bypass zone restrictions to inject and execute arbitrary programs by creating a popup window and inserting ActiveX…
    cvelistv5