Microsoft Access 97/2000/2002 Snapshot Viewer ActiveX Control memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Access 97/2000/2002. This affects an unknown part of the component Snapshot Viewer ActiveX Control. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0665. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Access 97/2000/2002 (Database Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Snapshot Viewer ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the ActiveX control for Microsoft Access Snapshot Viewer for Access 97, 2000, and 2002 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long parameters to the control.

The weakness was shared 10/20/2003 by Oliver as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0665 since 08/07/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110024 (Microsoft Access 2000 Snapshot Viewer Flaw Can Allow Code Execution(KB826292)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13093), Exploit-DB (23095), SecurityFocus (BID 8536†), Secunia (SA9668†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2534†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Oliver
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0665 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0665
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20869
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X-Force: 13093
SecurityFocus: 8536 - Microsoft Access Snapshot Viewer ActiveX Control Parameter Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 9668 - Microsoft Access Snapshot Viewer Buffer Overflow, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 2534 - [MS03-038] Buffer Overflow in ActiveX Control Used By the Microsoft Access Snapshot Viewer, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 08/15/2014 14:19
Updated: 08/11/2025 07:59
Changes: 08/15/2014 14:19 (66), 05/16/2019 09:08 (2), 12/31/2024 06:45 (17), 03/05/2025 11:14 (1), 08/11/2025 07:59 (2)
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