HIGH
Stack-based buffer overflow in a logging function for Windows Workstation Service (WKSSVC.DLL) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via RPC calls that cause long entries to be written to a debug log file ("NetSetup.LOG"), as demonstrated using the NetAddAlternateComputerName API
Published Nov 18, 2003
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 82.06%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in a logging function for Windows Workstation Service (WKSSVC.DLL) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via RPC calls that cause long entries to be written to a debug log file ("NetSetup.LOG"), as demonstrated using the NetAddAlternateComputerName API.
Affected products
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
82.06% 0.82065
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.82065
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 82.06% (0.82065) | 99.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 81.05% (0.81046) | 99.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 83.27% (0.83265) | 99.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 81.05% (0.81046) | 99.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 82.06% (0.82063) | 99.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 83.59% (0.83586) | 99.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 9, 2025 | 81.92% (0.81915) | 99.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 85.32% (0.85322) | 99.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 86.73% (0.86730) | 99.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 84.71% (0.84713) | 99.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 95.82% (0.95821) | 99.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.86% (0.96862) | 99.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 96.90% (0.96901) | 99.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 26, 2023 | 96.96% (0.96963) | 99.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.75% (0.96751) | 99.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 91.86% (0.91860) | 99.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 91.86% (0.91860) | 99.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106859247713009&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106865197102041&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-28.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040129-ms03-049.shtml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/567620 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9011 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-049 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A331 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A575 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106859247713009&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106865197102041&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-28.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040129-ms03-049.shtml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/567620 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9011 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-049 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A331 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A575 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 18, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Sep 18, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0812
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a