CVE-2003-0659

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 43.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2003-11-17 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: enterprise, enterprise_64-bit, r2, standard, web
Microsoft Windows Nt: 4.0, 4.0-sp1, 4.0-sp2, 4.0-sp3, 4.0-sp4, 4.0-sp5 (+2)
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

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

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