CVE-2003-0838

Description

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).

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 72.94% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13314	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106304733121753&w=2	mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/7872	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=106302799428500&w=2	mailing list
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/009639.html	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106304876523459&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8556	vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-040	vendor advisory
http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0310&L=ntbugtraq&F=P&S=&P=2169	mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A204	signature vdb entry
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.qhosts.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0838?: CVE-2003-0838 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0838?: To fix CVE-2003-0838, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-0838 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0838 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~73% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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