CVE-2003-1505 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 12.9% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by creating a web page or HTML e-mail with a textarea in a div element whose scrollbar-base-color is modified by a CSS style, which is then moved.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 12.87% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Scrollbar-Base-Color Partial Denial of Service | 2003-10-22 |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3295
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/342010
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8874
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13809
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3295
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/342010
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8874
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13809
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