CVE-2003-0050

Exp

parse_xml.cgi in Apple Darwin Streaming Administration Server 4.1.2 and QuickTime Streaming Server 4.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters.

Published: 2003-03-07 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-0050 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 87.85%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2003-0050

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16891 exploit_db edb 2010-07-03 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0050

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 2026-03-18 87.79% 87.85% +0.06%
2 2025-03-17 49.21% 87.79% +38.58%
3 2024-12-17 49.21%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0050

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0050

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0050

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple darwin_streaming_server 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:darwin_streaming_server:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime_streaming_server 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime_streaming_server:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0050

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