Buffer overflow in the HTML Converter (HTML32.cnv) on various Windows operating systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via cut-and-paste operation, as demonstrated in Internet Explorer 5.0 using a long "align" argument in an HR tag
Published Jun 28, 2003
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 44.63%
Description
Buffer overflow in the HTML Converter (HTML32.cnv) on various Windows operating systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via cut-and-paste operation, as demonstrated in Internet Explorer 5.0 using a long "align" argument in an HR tag.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
- 64-bit
- r2
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- 4.0
- 4.0
- n/a
- 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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 44.63% (0.44629) | 98.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 44.63% (0.44629) | 98.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 49.53% (0.49529) | 98.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 44.63% (0.44629) | 98.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 71.58% (0.71576) | 98.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 47.97% (0.47969) | 97.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 71.58% (0.71576) | 98.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 47.97% (0.47969) | 97.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 71.58% (0.71576) | 98.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 21, 2025 | 80.56% (0.80561) | 99.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 81.95% (0.81951) | 99.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 51.22% (0.51219) | 97.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 45.00% (0.45003) | 97.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 15.62% (0.15620) | 96.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 15.62% (0.15620) | 95.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 13.03% (0.13026) | 94.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 42.48% (0.42485) | 98.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 42.48% (0.42485) | 97.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-July/006155.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-June/006067.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105639925122961&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-14.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/823260 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8016 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-023 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-July/006155.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-June/006067.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105639925122961&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-14.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/823260 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8016 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-023 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS |
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