CVE-2003-0503

critical

Description

Buffer overflow in the ShellExecute API function of SHELL32.DLL in Windows 2000 before SP4 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a long third argument.

References

http://www.lac.co.jp/security/intelligence/SNSAdvisory/65.html

http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105724538222772&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105725489003575&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-08-07

Updated: 2026-06-16

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

EPSS

EPSS: 0.15826

Detections

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