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CVE-2003-0660

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 24.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2003-10-17 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Authenticode capability in Microsoft Windows NT through Server 2003 does not prompt the user to download and install ActiveX controls when the system is low on memory, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code without user approval.

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://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-27.html
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/838572
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8830
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-041
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13422
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A185
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A198
• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-27.html
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/838572
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8830
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-041
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13422

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