01 Record
CVE-2003-0233
Heap-based buffer overflow in plugin.ocx for Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the Load() method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0115.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in plugin.ocx for Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the Load() method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0115.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 18.89% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 97.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2003-05-02 04:00Z23 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 01:43Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2003-04-30
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- d235ebee827b5266646ca104cd0d6a1ec3187a71ce9d32da3ee54542fffca546
05 Affected products
06 References
- docs.microsoft.comMS03-015https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-015
- marc.info20030424 Internet Explorer Plugin.ocx heap overflow (#NISR24042003)http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105120164927952&w=2
- www.iss.netie-plugin-load-bo(11854)http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11854.php
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:1094https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1094