FKIE_CVE-2003-0503

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2003-08-07 04:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:02
Severity
Summary
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
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105725489003575&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105724538222772&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.lac.co.jp/security/intelligence/SNSAdvisory/65.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105725489003575&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105724538222772&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.lac.co.jp/security/intelligence/SNSAdvisory/65.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_2000 *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:02:19.630",
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