PT-2003-1513 · Microsoft · Windows Xp+1

At4R Insan3 · Published 2003-05-17 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2003-0306

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows XP

Description: A buffer overflow issue in EXPLORER.EXE allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as the XP user. This is achieved via a desktop.ini file with a long .ShellClassInfo parameter.

Recommendations: For Windows XP, consider restricting access to the desktop.ini file to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, avoid using long .ShellClassInfo parameters in desktop.ini files until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0306

Affected Products

Explorer.Exe

Windows Xp

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/32 · Exploit
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-027 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0306 · Security Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3095 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301349925036&w=2 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105284486526310&w=2 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=105241032526289&w=2 · Note