CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0662

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in Troubleshooter ActiveX Control (Tshoot.ocx) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML document with a long argument to the RunQuery2 method.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to remotely execute code, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to a newer version that is not vulnerable to this issue and to limit the use of ActiveX controls in web applications.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Troubleshooter ActiveX Control (Tshoot.ocx) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML document with a long argument to the RunQuery2 method.

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