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CVE-2003-0503
Buffer overflow in the ShellExecute API function of SHELL32.DLL in Windows 2000 before SP4 may allow attackers to cause a denial of…
High7.5EPSS 6.9%
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- mitre
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.
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)
- 6.9% · top 5.9% 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 (3)
- 20030703 [SNS Advisory No.65] Windows 2000 ShellExecute() API Let Applications to Cause Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20030703 [SNS Advisory No.65] Windows 2000 ShellExecute() API Let Applications to Cause Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.lac.co.jp/security/intelligence/SNSAdvisory/65.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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