THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2003-1017
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2003-1017

Director vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
3.0%
EPSS pct
86th
Exploited
No known
Macromedia Flash Player before 7,0,19,0 stores a Flash data file in a predictable location that is accessible to web browsers such as Internet Explorer and Opera, which allows remote attackers to read restricted files via vulnerabilities in web browsers whose exploits rely on predictable names.
Affected vendor
Macromedia
Affected product
Director
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published
2004-01-05

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 3.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 86% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2003-1017

  • Confirm whether Macromedia Director is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2003-1017.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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