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CVE-2003-1048
HIGH
Double free vulnerability in mshtml.dll for certain versions of Internet Explorer 6.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed GIF image.
Published: Jul 27, 2004
Modified: Apr 16, 2026
CWE-415
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (18)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.01 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.01 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.01 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.5 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6.0 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6.0 |
| microsoft | outlook | 2000 |
| microsoft | outlook | 2000 |
| microsoft | outlook | 2000 |
| microsoft | windows_98 | - |
| microsoft | windows_98se | - |
| microsoft | windows_me | - |
| microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 |
| microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 |
| microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | - |
| microsoft | windows_xp | - |
| microsoft | windows_xp | - |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-9c7h-3j4x-5hw6
Double free vulnerability in mshtml.dll for certain versions of Internet Explorer 6.x allows...
References (32)
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/009445.html Broken Link
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/009473.html Broken Link
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/009506.html Broken Link
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-191.shtml Broken Link
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/685364 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8530 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-212A.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-025 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16804 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1793 Broken Link
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A206 Broken Link
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2100 Broken Link
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A212 Broken Link
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A236 Broken Link
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A509 Broken Link
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
7.8 / 10
EPSS Score
33.17%
Top 3% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
41.2 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub