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CVE-2003-0228

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 46.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2003-05-08 · updated 2026-06-16

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

• Microsoft Corporation Windows Media Player: 7.1

References

• 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
• 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

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