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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-0662 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 46.11%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-12-28 | 54.78% | 46.11% | -8.67% |
| 2 | 2025-12-27 | 46.11% | 54.78% | +8.67% |
| 3 | 2025-10-28 | — | 46.11% | — |
Full EPSS history (17 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_2000 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2000 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2000 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2000 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2000 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q4/0015.html | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/012205.html | |
| http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=106632192709608&w=2 | |
| http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-27.html | US Government Resource |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/989932 | Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8833 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-042 | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13423 | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A237 |