CVE-2003-0245

Exp

Vulnerability in the apr_psprintf function in the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) library for Apache 2.0.37 through 2.0.45 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long strings, as demonstrated using XML objects to mod_dav, and possibly other vectors.

Published: 2003-06-09 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published

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Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2003-0245

EPSS CVSS Exploit-DB Affected OS Tracker

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-0245 is rated High Exploit Risk (68.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 84.08%, 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-2003-0245

EDB-ID	Source	Kind	Published	Link
38	exploit_db	edb	2003-06-08	Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0245

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	2026-04-11	85.32%	84.08%	-1.24%
2	2025-12-28	78.92%	85.32%	+6.40%
3	2025-12-27	—	78.92%	—

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0245

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-2003-0245

OS Trackers for CVE-2003-0245

vendor	priority	summary	link
`debian`	not yet assigned	CVE-2003-0245 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (apache2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0245
`redhat`	—	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0245

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2003-0245

Apache (2008-07-02T00:00:00)
Fixed in Apache HTTP Server 2.0.46: http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_20.html

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0245

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
apache	http_server	2.0.37	cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.37:::::::*
apache	http_server	2.0.38	cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.38:::::::*
apache	http_server	2.0.39	cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.39:::::::*
apache	http_server	2.0.40	cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.40:::::::*
apache	http_server	2.0.41	cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.41:::::::*
apache	http_server	2.0.42	cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.42:::::::*
apache	http_server	2.0.43	cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.43:::::::*
apache	http_server	2.0.44	cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.44:::::::*
apache	http_server	2.0.45	cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.45:::::::*

References for CVE-2003-0245

URL	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q2/0095.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000661
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105418115512559&w=2
http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/Announcement2.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.idefense.com/advisory/05.30.03.txt
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/757612	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:063
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-186.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7723
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12090
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5001ecf3d6b2bdd0b732e527654248abb264f08390045d30709a92f6%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7035b7c9091c4b665a3b7205364775410646f12125d48e74e395f2ce%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raa117ef183f0da9b3f46efbeaa66f7622bd68868a450cae4fd8ed594%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re028d61fe612b0908595d658b9b39e74bca56f2a1ed3c5f06b5ab571%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

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