CVE-2003-1048

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Summary

CVECVE-2003-1048
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-07-27 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionDouble free vulnerability in mshtml.dll for certain versions of Internet Explorer 6.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed GIF image.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-415 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 sp4 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 - All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Outlook 2000 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Outlook 2000 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Outlook 2000 sp4 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98se - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Me - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp6 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp6a All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp6a All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp - sp1 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-191.shtml af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ciac.org Broken Link
[Full-Disclosure] New Microsoft Internet Explorer mshtml.dll Denial of Service? af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.grok.org.uk Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
Microsoft Internet Explorer Malformed GIF Double Free Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#685364 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-025 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
[Full-Disclosure] New Microsoft Internet Explorer mshtml.dll Denial of Service? af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.grok.org.uk Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
AW: [Full-Disclosure] New Microsoft Internet Explorer mshtml.dll Denial of Service? af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.grok.org.uk Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA04-212A -- Critical Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
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