CVE-2003-0469

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Summary

CVECVE-2003-0469
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2003-08-07 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server 64-bit All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98 All gold All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98se All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Me All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 All server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 All terminal_server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All 64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All gold All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CERT Advisory CA-2003-14 Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Windows HTML Conversion Library af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.cert.org US Government Resource
[Full-Disclosure] Re: Internet Explorer >=5.0 : Buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.grok.org.uk
[Full-Disclosure] PoC for Internet Explorer >=5.0 buffer overflow (trivial exploit for hard case). af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.grok.org.uk
'Internet Explorer >=5.0 : Buffer overflow' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
CERT/CC Vulnerability Note VU#823260 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Microsoft Windows HTML Converter HR Align Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-023 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
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