CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0838

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

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.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to run malicious software on user systems, potentially leading to data loss or system takeover.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Internet Explorer to the latest version and implement appropriate security policies regarding the use of ActiveX and zone security.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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).

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