National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2003-0659
Original release date:11/17/2003
Last revised:09/10/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#967668
Name: VU#967668
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
CERT/CC Advisory: CA-2003-27
Name: CA-2003-27
External Source: BID
Name: 8827
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: MS
Name: MS03-045
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: NTBUGTRAQ
Name: 20031016 Listbox And Combobox Control Buffer Overflow
External Source: XF
Name: win-user32-control-bo(13424)
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20031016 Listbox And Combobox Control Buffer Overflow
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:340
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:340
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:201
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:201
Type: Tool Signature
