HIGH
Stack-based buffer overflow in the PCHealth system in the Help and Support Center function in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long query in an HCP URL
Published Oct 17, 2003
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 37.43%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the PCHealth system in the Help and Support Center function in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long query in an HCP URL.
Affected products
No data.
OR
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- enterprise
- enterprise_64-bit
- r2
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- standard
- web
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- 4.0
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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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
37.43% 0.37432
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.37432
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 (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 37.43% (0.37432) | 98.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 26, 2026 | 37.43% (0.37432) | 98.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 33.98% (0.33985) | 98.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 49.00% (0.48997) | 97.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 56.87% (0.56869) | 98.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 47.79% (0.47787) | 97.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 56.87% (0.56869) | 98.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 47.79% (0.47787) | 97.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 56.87% (0.56869) | 98.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 66.80% (0.66801) | 98.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 21, 2025 | 47.79% (0.47787) | 97.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 29, 2025 | 53.12% (0.53122) | 97.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 51.12% (0.51121) | 97.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 47.84% (0.47840) | 96.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 51.12% (0.51121) | 97.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 49.09% (0.49090) | 97.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 44.29% (0.44290) | 97.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 14, 2024 | 52.95% (0.52951) | 97.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 55.76% (0.55758) | 97.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106631908105696&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=106632194809632&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/467036 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/ms-pchealth.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8828 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-044 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A217 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3685 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3889 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4706 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 Sep 2, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0711
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a