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CVE-2003-1048
Double free vulnerability in mshtml.dll for certain versions of Internet Explorer 6.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
High7.8EPSS 26.6%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 26.6% · top 2.0% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (16)
- VU#685364 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- ie-mshtml-gif-bo(16804) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20040903 Re: [Full-Disclosure] New Microsoft Internet Explorer mshtml.dll Denial of Service? (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:509 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:236 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 8530 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20030902 New Microsoft Internet Explorer mshtml.dll Denial of Service? (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1793 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:206 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- MS04-025 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 20040902 AW: [Full-Disclosure] New Microsoft Internet Explorer mshtml.dll (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- TA04-212A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:517 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2100 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:212 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- O-191 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .