CVE-2003-0469

Buffer overflow in the HTML Converter (HTML32.cnv) on various Windows operating systems allows...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

Buffer overflow in the HTML Converter (HTML32.cnv) on various Windows operating systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via cut-and-paste operation, as demonstrated in Internet Explorer 5.0 using a long "align" argument in an HR tag.

Exploit likelihood

44.6%Up 2.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2003-0469
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2003-0469
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2003-0463 No score

Record: EUVD-2003-0463
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vh7h-gpp8-jfqq No score

Buffer overflow in the HTML Converter (HTML32.cnv) on various Windows operating systems allows...

Record: GHSA-vh7h-gpp8-jfqq
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - HTML Converter HR Align Buffer Overflow	2003-06-23

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2003-0469 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published June 28, 2003. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 44.6%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.