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Vulnerability record · CVE-2003-0659 · published 17 November 2003

CVE-2003-0659: Microsoft windows 2000 vulnerability

Microsoft · Windows 2000

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.

7.2 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 43% · top 1.3%
7.2CVSS 2.0 base score
43%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106631999907035&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=106632111408343&w=2
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-27.html US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/967668 PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8827 PatchVendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-045
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13424
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A201
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A340
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106631999907035&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=106632111408343&w=2
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-27.html US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/967668 PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8827 PatchVendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-045
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13424
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A201
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A340

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2003-0659), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.