CVE-2003-0344

Exp

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via / (slash) characters in the Type property of an Object tag in a web page.

Published: 2003-06-16 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-0344 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 86.49%, 99th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +7.28% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2003-0344

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16581 exploit_db edb 2010-08-25 Exploit-DB ↗
37 exploit_db edb 2003-06-07 Exploit-DB ↗
22726 exploit_db edb 2003-06-04 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0344

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-15 79.21% 86.49% +7.28%
2 2025-10-05 74.05% 79.21% +5.17%
3 2025-09-29 — 74.05% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0344

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0344

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0344

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft ie 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:*:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 5.01 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0344

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