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CVE-2003-0717
The Messenger Service for Windows NT through Server 2003 does not properly verify the length of the message, which allows remote attackers…
High7.5EPSS 61.0%
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- mitre
Description
The Messenger Service for Windows NT through Server 2003 does not properly verify the length of the message, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 61.0% · top 0.8% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- 20031018 Proof of concept for Windows Messenger Service overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:213 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20031016 MS03-043 Popup Messenger Servce buffer-overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- CA-2003-27 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- VU#575892 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 8826 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:268 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- MS03-043 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .