CVE-2003-1048

Description

Double free vulnerability in mshtml.dll for certain versions of Internet Explorer 6.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed GIF image.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 53.67% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/685364 third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16804 third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/009506.html broken link mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A509 signature vdb entry broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A236 signature vdb entry broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8530 vdb entry vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/009445.html broken link mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1793 signature vdb entry broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A206 signature vdb entry broken link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-025 patch vendor advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/009473.html broken link mailing list
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-212A.html broken link third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A517 signature vdb entry broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2100 signature vdb entry broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A212 signature vdb entry broken link
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-191.shtml third party advisory broken link government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-1048?
CVE-2003-1048 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-1048?
To fix CVE-2003-1048, 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-2003-1048 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2003-1048 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~54% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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