CVE-2003-0503 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in the ShellExecute API function of SHELL32.)
Buffer overflow in the ShellExecute API function of SHELL32.DLL in Windows 2000 before SP4 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a long third argument.
| CVE ID | CVE-2003-0503 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2003-08-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Buffer overflow in the ShellExecute API function of SHELL32.DLL in Windows 2000 before SP4 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a long third argument. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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