CVE-2003-0233
Heap-based buffer overflow in plugin.ocx for Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote...
Heap-based buffer overflow in plugin.ocx for Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the Load() method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0115.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in plugin.ocx for Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the Load() method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0115.
- Record
CVE-2003-0233- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in plugin.ocx for Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the Load() method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0115.
- Record
CVE-2003-0233- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0228 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in plugin.ocx for Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the Load() method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0115.
- Record
EUVD-2003-0228- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2w86-q89h-9668 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in plugin.ocx for Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote...
Heap-based buffer overflow in plugin.ocx for Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the Load() method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0115.
- Record
GHSA-2w86-q89h-9668- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-0233 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published May 2, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.9%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-015
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=105120164927952&w=2
iss.net/security_center/static/11854.php
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1094
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0233
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2w86-q89h-9668