CVE-2003-0306 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 4.04% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-06-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows XP - 'explorer.exe' Local Buffer Overflow | 2003-05-21 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105284486526310&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301349925036&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=105241032526289&w=2
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-027
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3095
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105284486526310&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301349925036&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=105241032526289&w=2
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-027
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3095
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