CVE-2003-1017

Exp

Macromedia Flash Player before 7,0,19,0 stores a Flash data file in a predictable location that is accessible to web browsers such as Internet Explorer and Opera, which allows remote attackers to read restricted files via vulnerabilities in web browsers whose exploits rely on predictable names.

Published: 2004-01-05 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-1017 is rated High Exploit Risk (60/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.00%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2003-1017

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
23298 exploit_db edb 2003-10-24 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-1017

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 2026-06-15 11.33% 3.00% -8.33%
2 2026-04-11 14.91% 11.33% -3.58%
3 2026-04-10 — 14.91% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-1017

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-1017

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-1017

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
macromedia director 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:director:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
macromedia flash_player 4.0_r12 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:flash_player:4.0_r12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
macromedia flash_player 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:flash_player:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
macromedia flash_player 5.0_r50 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:flash_player:5.0_r50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
macromedia flash_player 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:flash_player:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
macromedia flash_player 6.0.29.0 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:flash_player:6.0.29.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
macromedia flash_player 6.0.40.0 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:flash_player:6.0.40.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
macromedia flash_player 6.0.47.0 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:flash_player:6.0.47.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
macromedia flash_player 6.0.65.0 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:flash_player:6.0.65.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
macromedia flash_player 6.0.79.0 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:flash_player:6.0.79.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-1017

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