HIGH
Buffer overflow in a function in User32.dll on Windows NT through Server 2003 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long (1) LB_DIR messages to ListBox or (2) CB_DIR messages to ComboBox controls in a privileged application
Published Oct 17, 2003
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 43.04%
Description
Buffer overflow in a function in User32.dll on Windows NT through Server 2003 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long (1) LB_DIR messages to ListBox or (2) CB_DIR messages to ComboBox controls in a privileged application.
Affected products
No data.
OR
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- enterprise
- enterprise_64-bit
- r2
- r2
- standard
- web
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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.
43.04% 0.43036
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.43036
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 43.04% (0.43036) | 98.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 26, 2026 | 43.04% (0.43036) | 98.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 31.84% (0.31839) | 98.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 33.58% (0.33575) | 98.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 31.84% (0.31839) | 98.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 4.13% (0.04131) | 88.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 6.64% (0.06645) | 90.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 3.71% (0.03708) | 86.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.15% (0.02154) | 83.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 32.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 25.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 23.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.46% (0.04459) | 88.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.46% (0.04459) | 87.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.46% (0.04459) | 70.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106631999907035&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=106632111408343&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-27.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/967668 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8827 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-045 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13424 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A201 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A340 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106631999907035&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=106632111408343&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-27.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/967668 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8827 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-045 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13424 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A201 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A340 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 17, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Aug 7, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0659
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a