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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 2
- Microsoft Windows - ListBox/ComboBox Control Local (MS03-045) EDB-122 · local · Nov 14, 2003 · verified
- Microsoft ListBox/ComboBox Control - 'User32.dll' Buffer Overrun EDB-23255 · local · Oct 15, 2003 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:201 vdb-entry signature
- CA-2003-27 third-party-advisory
- win-user32-control-bo(13424) vdb-entry
- 8827 vdb-entry
- 20031016 Listbox And Combobox Control Buffer Overflow mailing-list
- MS03-045 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:340 vdb-entry signature
- VU#967668 third-party-advisory
- 20031016 Listbox And Combobox Control Buffer Overflow mailing-list