CVE-2003-0122

Buffer overflow in Notes server before Lotus Notes R4, R5 before 5.0.11, and early R6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long distinguished name (DN) during NotesRPC authentication and an outer field length that is less than that of the DN field.

Published: 2003-03-18 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-0122 is rated Moderate Risk (54.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 23.87%, 96th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0122

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 22.97% 23.87% +0.90%
2 2025-07-27 26.28% 22.97% -3.31%
3 2025-03-30 — 26.28% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0122

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:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0122

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0122

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm lotus_domino 4.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_domino 4.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_domino 4.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_domino 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_domino 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_domino 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_domino 5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_domino 5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_domino 5.0.4a cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:5.0.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_domino 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_domino 5.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_domino 5.0.6a cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:5.0.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_domino 5.0.7a cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:5.0.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_domino 5.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_domino 5.0.8a cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:5.0.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_domino 5.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_domino 5.0.9a cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:5.0.9a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_domino 5.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_domino 5.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes_client 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes_client:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes_client 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes_client:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes_client 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes_client:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes_client 5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes_client:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes_client 5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes_client:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes_client 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes_client:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes_client 5.0.9a cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes_client:5.0.9a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes_client 5.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes_client:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes_client 5.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes_client:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes_client r5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes_client:r5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0122

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