CVE-2003-0228
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.5)—💥 Exploit
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 46%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 99
- Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
💥 Exploits públicos
Hay código de explotación o plantillas de detección públicos. No es lo mismo que explotación activa confirmada (KEV), pero aumenta el riesgo: parchee con prioridad.
- Publicado en Exploit-DB · Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 - Skin File Code Execution (7/5/2003)
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- NVD-CWE-Other
Referencias
- 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
- 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
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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