VDB
CVE-2003-0228
CVE-2003-0228
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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.
EPSS 75.02% · 98.9th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
7.5
EPSS Score
75.02%
98.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_media_player | 7.1 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
Timeline
- May 8, 2003 CVE Published
- Sep 23, 2010 PoC Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 17, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7517 exploit
- 20030507 Windows Media Player directory traversal vulnerability mailing-list
- 20030507 Windows Media Player directory traversal vulnerability mailing-list
- mediaplayer-skin-code-execution(11953) vdb
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:321 vdb
- VU#384932 third-party-advisory
- 20030508 why i love xs4all + mediaplayer thingie mailing-list
- MS03-017 vendor-advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0228 advisory