CVE-2004-0503

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 11.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2004-06-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Microsoft Outlook 2003 allows remote attackers to bypass the default zone restrictions and execute script within media files via a Rich Text Format (RTF) message containing an OLE object for the Windows Media Player, which bypasses Media Player's setting to disallow scripting and may lead to unprompted installation of an executable when exploited in conjunction with predictable-file-location exposures such as CVE-2004-0502.

Affected products

Microsoft Outlook: 2003

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0885.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108483193328605&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/11629
http://www.osvdb.org/6217
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10369
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16173
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0885.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108483193328605&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/11629
http://www.osvdb.org/6217
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10369
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16173

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