CVE-2003-0711 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2003-0711?

CVE-2003-0711 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 17 Oct 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

Stack-based buffer overflow in the PCHealth system in the Help and Support Center function in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long query in an HCP URL.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0711?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows Me, Microsoft Windows Nt, Microsoft Windows Xp.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0711?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0711 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-2003-0711 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0711 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000

• CVE-2008-4250 Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2010-0232 Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2009-1123 Microsoft Windows Improper Input Validation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2002-0367 Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2010-0269 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-7q73-9mq6-4g8g.