CVE-2003-1028 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The download function of Internet Explorer 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to obtain the cache directory name via an HTTP response with an invalid ContentType and a .htm file, which could allow remote attackers to bypass security mechanisms that rely on random names, as demonstrated by threadid10008.

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 None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.17763.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
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Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:::::::*

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106979428718705&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106979624321665&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107038202225587&w=2
http://www.osvdb.org/7890
http://www.safecenter.net/UMBRELLAWEBV4/threadid10008
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13847

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-01-08T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:12:35.822Z

Reserved: 2004-01-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2003-1028

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2004-01-20T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2003-1028

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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