Vulnerability Details : 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 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).
Published 2003-11-17 05:00:00
Updated 2021-07-23 12:55:04
Source MITRE
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0838

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 95.04%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 99 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2003-0838

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
7.5
 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
 NIST

References for CVE-2003-0838

Products affected by CVE-2003-0838

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