# CVE-2003-0469: Buffer overflow in the HTML Converter (HTML32.cnv) on various Windows operating systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2003-06-28 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105639925122961&w=2
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-14.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-June/006067.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8016
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/823260
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-023
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-July/006155.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22824

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