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CVE-2003-0817

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 18.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-02-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to bypass zone restrictions and read arbitrary files via an XML object.

Affected products

• Microsoft Ie: 6.0-sp1
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 5.0.1, 5.0.1-sp1, 5.0.1-sp2, 5.0.1-sp3, 5.5, 5.5-sp1 (+2)

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/10192
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9012
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-048
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A508
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A520
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A543
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A548
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A549
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A556
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A566
• http://secunia.com/advisories/10192
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9012

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