ID CVE-2003-0838
Summary 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).
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 7.5 (as of 23-07-2021 - 12:55)
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 2014-02-24T04:00:27.219-05:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Tiffany Bergeron
    organization The MITRE Corporation
  • name Andrew Buttner
    organization The MITRE Corporation
  • name Christine Walzer
    organization The MITRE Corporation
  • name Robert L. Hollis
    organization ThreatGuard, Inc.
  • name Maria Mikhno
    organization ALTX-SOFT
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).
family windows
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:204
status accepted
submitted 2003-11-12T05:00:00.000-04:00
title IE ActiveX Popup Zone Restriction Bypass
version 68
refmap via4
bid 8556
bugtraq
  • 20030907 BAD NEWS: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-032
  • 20030908 Temporary Fix for IE Zero Day Malware RE: BAD NEWS: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-032
fulldisc 20030907 BAD NEWS: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-032
misc http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.qhosts.html
ntbugtraq
  • 20030907 BAD NEWS: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-032
  • 20031001 DNS/Hosts file issues
osvdb 7872
xf ie-popup-code-execution(13314)
Last major update 23-07-2021 - 12:55
Published 17-11-2003 - 05:00
Last modified 23-07-2021 - 12:55
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