ID CVE-2003-0228
Summary Directory traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 and Windows Media Player for Windows XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a skins file with a URL containing hex-encoded backslash characters (%5C) that causes an executable to be placed in an arbitrary location.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 7.5 (as of 30-10-2018 - 16:25)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL PARTIAL PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
oval via4
accepted 2014-06-30T04:10:59.886-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Tiffany Bergeron
    organization The MITRE Corporation
  • name Josh Turpin
    organization Symantec Corporation
  • name Maria Mikhno
    organization ALTX-SOFT
description Directory traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 and Windows Media Player for Windows XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a skins file with a URL containing hex-encoded backslash characters (%5C) that causes an executable to be placed in an arbitrary location.
family windows
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:321
status accepted
submitted 2003-11-26T12:00:00.000-04:00
title Windows Media Player Directory Traversal
version 10
refmap via4
bid 7517
bugtraq
  • 20030507 Windows Media Player directory traversal vulnerability
  • 20030508 why i love xs4all + mediaplayer thingie
cert-vn VU#384932
ntbugtraq 20030507 Windows Media Player directory traversal vulnerability
xf mediaplayer-skin-code-execution(11953)
Last major update 30-10-2018 - 16:25
Published 27-05-2003 - 04:00
Last modified 30-10-2018 - 16:25
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