Microsoft Windows ListBox and ComboBox controls vulnerable to buffer overflow when supplied crafted Windows message

Overview

There is a buffer overflow in a function called by the Microsoft Windows ListBox and ComboBox controls that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with privileges of the process hosting the controls.

Description

Processes that run on Windows use messages in order to interact with the system and other processes. There is a buffer overflow in a function called by the Microsoft Windows ListBox and ComboBox controls. The function fails to properly validate the parameters that are sent from a crafted Windows Message. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with privileges of the process hosting the controls.

---

Impact

A local attacker can execute arbitrary code with privileges of the process hosting the controls, potentially gaining elevated privileges.

---

Solution

Apply a patch as described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-045.

---

Vendor Information

967668

Filter by status: All Affected Not Affected Unknown

Filter by content: __ Additional information available

__ Sort by: Status Alphabetical

Expand all

Javascript is disabled. Click here to view vendors.

Microsoft Corporation __ Affected

Updated: October 16, 2003

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

See Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-045.

If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us [email](<mailto:[email protected]?Subject=VU%23967668 Feedback>).

CVSS Metrics

Group	Score	Vector
Base
Temporal
Environmental

References

• <http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-045.asp&gt;
• <http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=824141&gt;
• <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winui/WinUI/WindowsUserInterface/Windowing/MessagesandMessageQueues/AboutMessagesandMessageQueues.asp&gt;
• <http://www.microsoft.com/enable/at/default.aspx&gt;

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Microsoft for reporting this vulnerability. Microsoft has credited Brett Moore for reporting this vulnerability.

This document was written by Damon Morda based on information contained in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-045.

Other Information

CVE IDs:	CVE-2003-0659
Severity Metric:	14.43 Date Public: