CVE-2003-0027

Directory traversal vulnerability in Sun Kodak Color Management System (KCMS) library service daemon (kcms_server) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the KCS_OPEN_PROFILE procedure.

Published: 2003-02-07 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-0027 is rated Moderate Risk (59.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 72.08%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +6.93% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0027

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-07 65.15% 72.08% +6.93%
2 2025-03-30 66.11% 65.15% -0.96%
3 2025-03-29 66.11%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0027

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0027

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0027

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun solaris 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun solaris 2.6 cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun solaris 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun solaris 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun solaris 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun solaris 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:x86_update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 5.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 5.7 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 5.8 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0027

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