ID CVE-2003-0309
Summary Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass security zone restrictions and execute arbitrary programs via a web document with a large number of duplicate file:// or other requests that point to the program and open multiple file download dialogs, which eventually cause Internet Explorer to execute the program, as demonstrated using a large number of FRAME or IFRAME tags, aka the "File Download Dialog Vulnerability."
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2800:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2800:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 7.5 (as of 23-07-2021 - 15:02)
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 2014-02-24T04:03:28.466-05:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Tiffany Bergeron
    organization The MITRE Corporation
  • name Harvey Rubinovitz
    organization The MITRE Corporation
  • name Maria Mikhno
    organization ALTX-SOFT
description Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass security zone restrictions and execute arbitrary programs via a web document with a large number of duplicate file:// or other requests that point to the program and open multiple file download dialogs, which eventually cause Internet Explorer to execute the program, as demonstrated using a large number of FRAME or IFRAME tags, aka the "File Download Dialog Vulnerability."
family windows
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:948
status accepted
submitted 2004-04-29T12:00:00.000-04:00
title IE File Download Dialog Vulnerability
version 67
refmap via4
bid 7539
bugtraq
  • 20030508 Flooding Internet Explorer 6.0.2800 (6.x?) security zones ! [CRITICAL]
  • 20030513 Flooding Internet Explorer 6.0.2800 (6.x?) security zones ! - UPDATED
cert-vn VU#251788
ntbugtraq 20030513 Flooding Internet Explorer 6.0.2800 (6.x?) security zones ! - UPDATED
secunia 8807
xf ie-frame-restrictions-bypass(12019)
Last major update 23-07-2021 - 15:02
Published 09-06-2003 - 04:00
Last modified 23-07-2021 - 15:02
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