CVE-2003-0228

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Published May 8, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 46.3% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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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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Metrics

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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.

Exploit prediction score: 46.3% (46.315% probability within 30 days)

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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

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:43 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 8, 2003, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:43 AM
Reserved: Apr 30, 2003, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 27, 2003, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 PM

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