Is CVE-2003-0659 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2003-0659 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2003-0659?

CVE-2003-0659 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2003-0659?

CVE-2003-0659 has an EPSS score of 33.58% (98th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2003-0659

HIGHEPSS 98th pctl

7.2

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in a function in User32.dll on Windows NT through Server 2003 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long (1) LB_DIR messages to ListBox or (2) CB_DIR messages to ComboBox controls in a privileged application.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

33.58%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106631999907035&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=106632111408343&w=2
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-27.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/967668
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8827
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-045
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13424
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A201
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A340

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.