CVE-2003-0469

critical

Description

Buffer overflow in the HTML Converter (HTML32.cnv) on various Windows operating systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via cut-and-paste operation, as demonstrated in Internet Explorer 5.0 using a long "align" argument in an HR tag.

References

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-023

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8016

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/823260

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-14.html

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105639925122961&w=2

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-June/006067.html

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-July/006155.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-08-07

Updated: 2018-10-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical