CVE-2003-1048 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Internet Explorer via a malformed GIF image due to a double free vulnerability in mshtml.dll.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-1048?
CVE-2003-1048 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 21 Jul 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Double 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.
Weakness: CWE-415
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1048?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98se, Microsoft Windows Me, Microsoft Windows Nt and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2003-1048?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1048 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2003-1048 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1048 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9c7h-3j4x-5hw6.