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CVE-2003-1041

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2004-06-14 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Internet Explorer 5.x and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a modified directory traversal attack using a URL containing ".." (dot dot) sequences and a filename that ends in "::" which is treated as a .chm file even if it does not have a .chm extension. NOTE: this bug may overlap CVE-2004-0475.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft IeMicrosoft Internet Explorer

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References