Buffer overflow in a function in User32.dll on Windows NT through Server 2003 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long (1)…

Description

Buffer overflow in a function in User32.dll on Windows NT through Server 2003 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long (1) LB_DIR messages to ListBox or (2) CB_DIR messages to ComboBox controls in a privileged application.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

43.0% · top 1.3% 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 7.2.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:201 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• CA-2003-27 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• win-user32-control-bo(13424) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 8827 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 20031016 Listbox And Combobox Control Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• MS03-045 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:340 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• VU#967668 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
• 20031016 Listbox And Combobox Control Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 8 Aug 2024, 01:58 UTC.