National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2003-0111
Original release date:05/05/2003
Last revised:09/10/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The ByteCode Verifier component of Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) build 5.0.3809 and earlier, as used in Windows and Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to bypass security checks and execute arbitrary code via a malicious Java applet, aka "Flaw in Microsoft VM Could Enable System Compromise."
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides user account access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#447569
Name: VU#447569
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: MS
Name: MS03-011
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: msvm-bytecode-improper-validation(11751)
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:136
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:136
Type: Tool Signature
