CVE-2003-0662

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in Troubleshooter ActiveX Control (Tshoot.ocx) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML document with a long argument to the RunQuery2 method.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 61.80% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-27.html third party advisory us government resource
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=106632192709608&w=2 mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q4/0015.html mailing list exploit patch vendor advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-042 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A237 vdb entry signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13423 vdb entry
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012205.html mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8833 exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/989932 us government resource third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0662?
CVE-2003-0662 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0662?
To fix CVE-2003-0662, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-0662 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2003-0662 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~62% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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