FKIE_CVE-2003-0659
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2003-11-17 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:02
Severity
Summary
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.
References
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