CVE-2003-0659
highpriority · attend · 54EPSS 0.430 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-122Microsoft Windows - ListBox/ComboBox Control Local (MS03-045)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-23255Microsoft ListBox/ComboBox Control - 'User32.dll' Buffer Overrunfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows 2003 server= enterprisenvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows 2003 server= enterprise_64-bitnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (18)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106631999907035&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=106632111408343&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-27.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/967668enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8827enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-045enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13424enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A201enisa_euvd
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