CVE-2003-0701 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in Internet Explorer when processing specific Object tags.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-0701?
CVE-2003-0701 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 22 Aug 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 6 SP1 for certain languages that support double-byte encodings (e.g., Japanese) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the Type property of an Object tag, a variant of CVE-2003-0344.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0701?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0701?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0701 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2003-0701 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0701 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q262-c8g4-pw6q.