CVE-2003-0838

Published Oct 7, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 37.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to bypass zone restrictions to inject and execute arbitrary programs by creating a popup window and inserting ActiveX object code with a "data" tag pointing to the malicious code, which Internet Explorer treats as HTML or Javascript, but later executes as an HTA application, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0532, and as exploited using the QHosts Trojan horse (aka Trojan.Qhosts, QHosts-1, VBS.QHOSTS, or aolfix.exe).

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 2:05 AM
Reserved
Oct 2, 2003, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 17, 2003, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:03 PM