CVE-2003-0659 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 43% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 43.04% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-11-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
| microsoft | windows 2003 server |
| microsoft | windows nt |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - ListBox/ComboBox Control Local (MS03-045) | 2003-11-14 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft ListBox/ComboBox Control - 'User32.dll' Buffer Overrun | 2003-10-15 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106631999907035&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=106632111408343&w=2
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-27.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/967668
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8827
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-045
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13424
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A201
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A340
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106631999907035&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=106632111408343&w=2
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-27.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/967668
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8827
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-045
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13424
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A201
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A340
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