CVE-2003-0290

Exp

Memory leak in eServ 2.9x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a large number of connections, whose memory is not freed when the connection is terminated.

Published: 2003-06-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-0290 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.85%, 94th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2003-0290

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
22586 exploit_db edb 2003-05-11 Exploit-DB ↗
22585 exploit_db edb 2003-05-11 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0290

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 13.34% 7.85% -5.50%
2 2025-03-17 4.80% 13.34% +8.54%
3 2024-03-11 — 4.80% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0290

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-2003-0290

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0290

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
etype eserv 2.9x cpe:2.3:a:etype:eserv:2.9x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0290

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