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CVE-2003-0111

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 35.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2003-04-15 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The ByteCode Verifier component of Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) build 5.0.3809 and earlier, as used in Windows and Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to bypass security checks and execute arbitrary code via a malicious Java applet, aka "Flaw in Microsoft VM Could Enable System Compromise."

Affected products

• Microsoft Virtual Machine: 3802, 3805, 3809
• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services: all versions

References

• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11751.php
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/447569
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-011
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A136
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11751.php
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/447569
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-011
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A136

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