CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0470

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the 'RuFSI Utility Class' ActiveX control used for the Symantec Security Check service allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to CompareVersionStrings.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code remotely, posing a significant security risk to systems using this control.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update or remove the 'RuFSI Utility Class' control and monitor systems for potential exploitation attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the "RuFSI Utility Class" ActiveX control (aka "RuFSI Registry Information Class"), as used for the Symantec Security Check service, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to CompareVersionStrings.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS