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$ cve CVE-2003-0309 JSON

CVE-2003-0309 EXPLOIT

7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 50% (pctl 99)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass security zone restrictions and execute arbitrary programs via a web document with a large number of duplicate file:// or other requests that point to the program and open multiple file download dialogs, which eventually cause Internet Explorer to execute the program, as demonstrated using a large number of FRAME or IFRAME tags, aka the "File Download Dialog Vulnerability."

Scoring

CVSS7.5 (HIGH, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS49.97% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2003-06-09
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
microsoftinternet explorer

Public exploits

SourceTitleDate
exploit-dbMicrosoft Internet Explorer 5/6 - 'file://' Request Zone Bypass2003-05-09

References

→ the Explorer  ·  watch your stack  ·  NVD