CVE-2003-0507 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash LSASS or execute code via crafted LDAP requests in Windows 2000 Active Directory.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2003-0507?

CVE-2003-0507 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 4 Jul 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Active Directory in Windows 2000 before SP4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an LDAP version 3 search request with a large number of (1) "AND," (2) "OR," and possibly other statements, which causes LSASS.EXE to crash.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0507?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0507?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0507 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-2003-0507 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0507 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v8x2-4qqv-89fw.

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