CVE-2003-0228 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 and Windows Media Player for Windows XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a skins file with a URL containing hex-encoded backslash characters (%5C) that causes an executable to be placed in an arbitrary location.

Published: 2003-05-08

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 75.0% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:7.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.75024.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105232913516488&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105240528419389&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105233960728901&w=2
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/384932
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7517
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-017
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11953
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A321

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Media Player

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-05-08T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:43:36.111Z

Reserved: 2003-04-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0228

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-05-27T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0228

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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