CVE-2003-0196

Multiple buffer overflows in Samba before 2.2.8a may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, as discovered by the Samba team and a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0201.

Published: 2003-05-05 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-0196 is rated High Risk (69.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.11%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0196

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 2026-02-25 6.78% 5.11% -1.67%
2 2025-03-30 8.87% 6.78% -2.09%
3 2025-03-29 — 8.87% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0196

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-2003-0196

OS Trackers for CVE-2003-0196

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2003-0196 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (samba), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0196
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0196

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0196

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
samba samba 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba 2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba 2.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba 2.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba 2.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba 2.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba 2.2.0a cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.2.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba 2.2.1a cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.2.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba 2.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba 2.2.3a cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.2.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba 2.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba 2.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba 2.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba 2.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba 2.2.7a cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.2.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba samba 2.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba-tng samba-tng 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:samba-tng:samba-tng:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samba-tng samba-tng 0.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:samba-tng:samba-tng:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 4.0b cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:4.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 4.0d cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:4.0d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 4.0d_pk9_bl17 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:4.0d_pk9_bl17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 4.0f cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:4.0f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 4.0f_pk6_bl17 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:4.0f_pk6_bl17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 4.0f_pk7_bl18 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:4.0f_pk7_bl18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 4.0g cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:4.0g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 4.0g_pk3_bl17 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:4.0g_pk3_bl17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.0_pk4_bl17 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.0_pk4_bl17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.0_pk4_bl18 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.0_pk4_bl18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.0a cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.0a_pk3_bl17 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.0a_pk3_bl17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.0f cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.0f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1_pk3_bl17 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1_pk3_bl17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1_pk4_bl18 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1_pk4_bl18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1_pk5_bl19 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1_pk5_bl19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1_pk6_bl20 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1_pk6_bl20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1a cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1a_pk1_bl1 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1a_pk1_bl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1a_pk2_bl2 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1a_pk2_bl2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1a_pk3_bl3 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1a_pk3_bl3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1b cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1b_pk1_bl1 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1b_pk1_bl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 10.01 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 10.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 10.24 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 11.00 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 11.04 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 11.11 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 11.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 11.22 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun solaris 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp cifs-9000_server a.01.05 cpe:2.3:a:hp:cifs-9000_server:a.01.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp cifs-9000_server a.01.06 cpe:2.3:a:hp:cifs-9000_server:a.01.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp cifs-9000_server a.01.07 cpe:2.3:a:hp:cifs-9000_server:a.01.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp cifs-9000_server a.01.08 cpe:2.3:a:hp:cifs-9000_server:a.01.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp cifs-9000_server a.01.08.01 cpe:2.3:a:hp:cifs-9000_server:a.01.08.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp cifs-9000_server a.01.09 cpe:2.3:a:hp:cifs-9000_server:a.01.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp cifs-9000_server a.01.09.01 cpe:2.3:a:hp:cifs-9000_server:a.01.09.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp cifs-9000_server a.01.09.02 cpe:2.3:a:hp:cifs-9000_server:a.01.09.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0196

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