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CVE-2003-0228
UNKNOWN

CVE-2003-0228

Published May 8, 2003 · Updated Oct 23, 2026

Severity · CVSSUNKNOWN · 7.5
Known exploitationNot listed
EPSS / likelihood46.31%
QFinch risk score35 / 100

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Oct 23, 2026

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.

Publisher and source text is retained separately from QFinch interpretation.

QFinch assessment

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.

Evidence: public source records

Affected products

Affected scope reported by the available public evidence
Affected package, product or rangeFix status
Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions.Consult source advisory

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Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

  1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
  3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Review primary references

Evidence coverage

CVENVDEPSSEXPLOITDB
SSVC priority
LOW
Confidence
35%
Aliases
None reported

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

  1. 20030507 Windows Media Player directory traversal vulnerability ↗
  2. 7517 ↗
  3. 20030507 Windows Media Player directory traversal vulnerability ↗
  4. mediaplayer-skin-code-execution(11953) ↗
  5. oval:org.mitre.oval:def:321 ↗
  6. VU#384932 ↗
  7. 20030508 why i love xs4all + mediaplayer thingie ↗
  8. MS03-017 ↗

Record history

Published May 8, 2003 · Last refreshed Oct 23, 2026

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