CVE-2003-1028
The download function of Internet Explorer 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to obtain the cache...
The download function of Internet Explorer 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to obtain the cache directory name via an HTTP response with an invalid ContentType and a .htm file, which could allow remote attackers to bypass security mechanisms that rely on random names, as demonstrated by threadid10008.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The download function of Internet Explorer 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to obtain the cache directory name via an HTTP response with an invalid ContentType and a .htm file, which could allow remote attackers to bypass security mechanisms that rely on random names, as demonstrated by threadid10008.
- Record
CVE-2003-1028- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The download function of Internet Explorer 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to obtain the cache directory name via an HTTP response with an invalid ContentType and a .htm file, which could allow remote attackers to bypass security mechanisms that rely on random names, as demonstrated by threadid10008.
- Record
CVE-2003-1028- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-1018 No score
The download function of Internet Explorer 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to obtain the cache directory name via an HTTP response with an invalid ContentType and a .htm file, which could allow remote attackers to bypass security mechanisms that rely on random names, as demonstrated by threadid10008.
- Record
EUVD-2003-1018- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v9gj-ppgh-f5c9 No score
The download function of Internet Explorer 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to obtain the cache...
The download function of Internet Explorer 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to obtain the cache directory name via an HTTP response with an invalid ContentType and a .htm file, which could allow remote attackers to bypass security mechanisms that rely on random names, as demonstrated by threadid10008.
- Record
GHSA-v9gj-ppgh-f5c9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-1028 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published January 8, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.1%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
osvdb.org/7890
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=107038202225587&w=2
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13847
safecenter.net/UMBRELLAWEBV4/threadid10008
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1028
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v9gj-ppgh-f5c9