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CVE-2003-0470
Buffer overflow in the "RuFSI Utility Class" ActiveX control (aka "RuFSI Registry Information Class"), as used for the Symantec Security…
High7.5EPSS 8.7%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in the "RuFSI Utility Class" ActiveX control (aka "RuFSI Registry Information Class"), as used for the Symantec Security Check service, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to CompareVersionStrings.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.7% · top 4.9% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- 1007029 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 8008 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20030624 [Symantec Security Advisor] Symantec Security Check ActiveX Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 9091 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- symantec-security-activex-bo(12423) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20030622 Symantec ActiveX control buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- VU#527228 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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