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CVE-2003-0525
The getCanonicalPath function in Windows NT 4.0 may free memory that it does not own and cause heap corruption, which allows attackers to cause a denial of ser…
Impact
The getCanonicalPath function in Windows NT 4.0 may free memory that it does not own and cause heap corruption, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via requests that cause a long file name to be passed to getCanonicalPath, as demonstrated on the IBM JVM using a long string to the java.io.getCanonicalPath Java method.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows Nt | Version 4.0 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a072303-1.txt
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-029
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12701
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A319