HIGH
Buffer overflow in EXPLORER.EXE on Windows XP allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as the XP user via a desktop.ini file with a long .ShellClassInfo parameter
Published May 17, 2003
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.04%
Description
Buffer overflow in EXPLORER.EXE on Windows XP allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as the XP user via a desktop.ini file with a long .ShellClassInfo parameter.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.04% 0.04036
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04036
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.04% (0.04036) | 90.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.04% (0.04036) | 89.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.43% (0.02431) | 84.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00120) | 47.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00120) | 45.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00101) | 39.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.85% (0.04852) | 89.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.85% (0.04852) | 88.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.85% (0.04852) | 74.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105284486526310&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301349925036&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=105241032526289&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEV
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-027 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3095 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105284486526310&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301349925036&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=105241032526289&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEV | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-027 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3095 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 17, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved May 15, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0306
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a