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01 Record

CVE-2003-1048

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.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

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.

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
26.62% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 97.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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
2004-07-21 04:00Z22 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-08 02:12Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2004-07-20
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
8a9ea7d2355a46a11b3a230888ca9d54835560b6420d9cd9a0637749e7803e7a

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
microsoftinternet_explorerNot specified—
microsoftoutlookNot specified—
microsoftwindows_98Not specified—
microsoftwindows_98seNot specified—
microsoftwindows_meNot specified—
microsoftwindows_ntNot specified—
microsoftwindows_server_2003Not specified—
microsoftwindows_xpNot specified—

06 References