CVE-2003-1505

Public Exploit

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.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 24.18% Top 5%

Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3295	third party advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8874	vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/342010	mailing list exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13809	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-1505?: CVE-2003-1505 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-1505?: To fix CVE-2003-1505, 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-2003-1505 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-1505 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~24% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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