CVE-2003-0041

Kerberos FTP client allows remote FTP sites to execute arbitrary code via a pipe (|) character in a filename that is retrieved by the client.

Published: 2003-02-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-0041 is rated High Risk (73/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.54%). EPSS rose +2.31% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0041

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 2026-06-15 1.23% 3.54% +2.31%
2 2025-08-26 0.91% 1.23% +0.32%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.91% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0041

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0041

OS Trackers for CVE-2003-0041

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2003-0041 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (krb5), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0041
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0041

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0041

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mit kerberos_ftp_client — cpe:2.3:a:mit:kerberos_ftp_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 6.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_multi_network_firewall 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:mandrakesoft:mandrake_multi_network_firewall:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 8.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0041

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