VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2003-0306
Buffer overflow in EXPLORER.EXE on Windows XP allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as the XP user via a desktop.ini file with a long .ShellClassInfo parameter.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 4.04%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.04%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in EXPLORER.EXE on Windows XP allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as the XP user via a desktop.ini file with a long .ShellClassInfo parameter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.04% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105284486526310&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301349925036&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=105241032526289&w=2
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-027
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3095
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105284486526310&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301349925036&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=105241032526289&w=2
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-027
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3095
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.