CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0113

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP response containing long values in Content-type and Content-encoding fields.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to remotely execute malicious code, potentially leading to full control over the victim's system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Internet Explorer to the latest version or apply relevant security patches to mitigate the risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP response containing long values in (1) Content-type and (2) Content-encoding fields.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS