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CVE-2003-0533

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 85.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2004-06-01 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in certain Active Directory service functions in LSASRV.DLL of the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a, 2000 SP2 through SP4, XP SP1, Server 2003, NetMeeting, Windows 98, and Windows ME, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a packet that causes the DsRolerUpgradeDownlevelServer function to create long debug entries for the DCPROMO.LOG log file, as exploited by the Sasser worm.

Affected products

• Microsoft Netmeeting: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: r2
• Microsoft Windows 98: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Me: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Nt: 4.0-sp6a
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-April/020069.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108325860431471&w=2
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-114.shtml
• http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD20040413C.html
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/753212
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10108
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-104A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-011
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15699
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A883
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A898
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A919

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