CVE-2003-0660

Severity

75%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

106%

The Authenticode capability in Microsoft Windows NT through Server 2003 does not prompt the user to download and install ActiveX controls when the system is low on memory, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code without user approval.

The Authenticode capability in Microsoft Windows NT through Server 2003 does not prompt the user to download and install ActiveX controls when the system is low on memory, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code without user approval.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

Microsoft

First reported 21 years ago

2003-11-17 05:00:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-04-30 14:27:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows 2000

Microsoft windows 2000_sp1

Microsoft windows 2000_sp2

Microsoft windows 2000_sp3

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp1 server

4.0

Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP1

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp1 workstation

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp2 server

4.0

Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP2

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp2 workstation

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp3 server

4.0

Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP3

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp3 workstation

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp4 server

4.0

Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP4

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp4 workstation

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp5 server

4.0

Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP5

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp5 workstation

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp6 server

4.0

Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp6 workstation

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp6a server

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp6a workstation

4.0

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Gold

Microsoft windows xp_sp1 embedded

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 Home Edition

References

CA-2003-27

US Government Resource

VU#838572

Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

8830

Patch, Vendor Advisory

MS03-041

win-authenticode-code-execution(13422)

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:185

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:198

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