CVE-2003-0469 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 44.6% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 44.63% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-08-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (7)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
| microsoft | windows 2003 server |
| microsoft | windows 98 |
| microsoft | windows 98se |
| microsoft | windows me |
| microsoft | windows nt |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - HTML Converter HR Align Buffer Overflow | 2003-06-23 |
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-July/006155.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-June/006067.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105639925122961&w=2
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-14.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/823260
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8016
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-023
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-July/006155.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-June/006067.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105639925122961&w=2
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-14.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/823260
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8016
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-023
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