CVE-2003-0469 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in the Windows HTML Converter triggered by a cut-and-paste operation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2003-0469?

CVE-2003-0469 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 28 Jun 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Buffer overflow in the HTML Converter (HTML32.cnv) on various Windows operating systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via cut-and-paste operation, as demonstrated in Internet Explorer 5.0 using a long "align" argument in an HR tag.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0469?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98se, Microsoft Windows Me, Microsoft Windows Nt and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0469?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0469 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2003-0469 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0469 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vh7h-gpp8-jfqq.

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