CVE-2003-0306 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in EXPLORER.EXE on Windows XP allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as the XP user via a desktop.ini file with a long .ShellClassInfo parameter.

Published: 2003-05-17

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 1.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0301	Buffer overflow in EXPLORER.EXE on Windows XP allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as the XP user via a desktop.ini file with a long .ShellClassInfo parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0147.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105284486526310&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301349925036&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=105241032526289&w=2
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-027
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3095

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Xp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-05-17T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:50:47.404Z

Reserved: 2003-05-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0306

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-06-09T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0306

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2003-05-07T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Buffer overflow in EXPLORER.EXE on Windows XP allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as the XP user via a desktop.ini file with a long .ShellClassInfo parameter."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2018-10-12T19:57:01.000Z", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre"}, "references": [{"name": "MS03-027", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_MS"], "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-027"}, {"name": "20030511 Detailed analysis: Buffer overflow in Explorer.exe on Windows XP SP1", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ"], "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105284486526310&w=2"}, {"name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3095", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "signature", "x_refsource_OVAL"], "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3095"}, {"name": "20030515 Re[2]: EXPLOIT: Buffer overflow in Explorer.exe on Windows XP SP1", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ"], "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301349925036&w=2"}, {"name": "20030507 Buffer overflow in Explorer.exe", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_VULN-DEV"], "url": "http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=105241032526289&w=2"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2003-0306", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "Buffer overflow in EXPLORER.EXE on Windows XP allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as the XP user via a desktop.ini file with a long .ShellClassInfo parameter."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "MS03-027", "refsource": "MS", "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-027"}, {"name": "20030511 Detailed analysis: Buffer overflow in Explorer.exe on Windows XP SP1", "refsource": "BUGTRAQ", "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105284486526310&w=2"}, {"name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3095", "refsource": "OVAL", "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3095"}, {"name": "20030515 Re[2]: EXPLOIT: Buffer overflow in Explorer.exe on Windows XP SP1", "refsource": "BUGTRAQ", "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301349925036&w=2"}, {"name": "20030507 Buffer overflow in Explorer.exe", "refsource": "VULN-DEV", "url": "http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=105241032526289&w=2"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-08T01:50:47.404Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "MS03-027", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_MS", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-027"}, {"name": "20030511 Detailed analysis: Buffer overflow in Explorer.exe on Windows XP SP1", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105284486526310&w=2"}, {"name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3095", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "signature", "x_refsource_OVAL", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3095"}, {"name": "20030515 Re[2]: EXPLOIT: Buffer overflow in Explorer.exe on Windows XP SP1", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301349925036&w=2"}, {"name": "20030507 Buffer overflow in Explorer.exe", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_VULN-DEV", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=105241032526289&w=2"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2003-0306", "datePublished": "2003-05-17T04:00:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2003-05-15T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-08T01:50:47.404Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "580B0C9B-DD85-40FA-9D37-BAC0C96D57FC", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Buffer overflow in EXPLORER.EXE on Windows XP allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as the XP user via a desktop.ini file with a long .ShellClassInfo parameter."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Desbordamiento de b\u00fafer en EXPLORER.EXE en Windows XP permite que atacantes ejecuten c\u00f3digo arbitrario (con su propio usuario) mediante un fichero desktop.ini con un par\u00e1metro largo para .ShellClassInfo"}], "id": "CVE-2003-0306", "lastModified": "2026-04-16T00:27:16.627", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "LOCAL", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE", "baseScore": 7.2, "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE", "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE", "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 10.0, "obtainAllPrivilege": true, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}]}, "published": "2003-06-09T04:00:00.000", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105284486526310&w=2"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301349925036&w=2"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=105241032526289&w=2"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-027"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3095"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105284486526310&w=2"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301349925036&w=2"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=105241032526289&w=2"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-027"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3095"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}