CVE-2003-0809 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via malicious HTML emails or web pages exploiting XML data binding flaws in Internet Explorer.
- 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-2003-0809?
CVE-2003-0809 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 8 Oct 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
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 does not properly handle object tags returned from a Web server during XML data binding, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML e-mail message or web page.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0809?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0809?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0809 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2003-0809 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0809 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7f7c-5m52-265g.