Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2003-0662
Buffer overflow in Troubleshooter ActiveX Control (Tshoot.ocx) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML document with a long argument to the RunQuery2 method.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.380 (98.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.380 · newest: 0.380 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-27.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q4/0015.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit, Patch)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-042 (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:237 (signature, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13423 (vdb-entry)
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012205.html (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/8833 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/989932 (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2003-0662?
- CVE-2003-0662 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2003-11-17.
- Is CVE-2003-0662 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.