CVE-2003-0353

Buffer overflow in a component of SQL-DMO for Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.5 through 2.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long response to a broadcast request to UDP port 1434.

Published: 2003-08-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-0353 is rated High Risk (66.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 21.17%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.91% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0353

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 18.26% 21.17% +2.91%
2 2025-04-25 28.37% 18.26% -10.10%
3 2025-03-30 28.37%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0353

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-2003-0353

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0353

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft data_access_components 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft data_access_components 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft data_access_components 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft data_access_components 2.1.1.3711.11 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.1.1.3711.11:ga:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft data_access_components 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft data_access_components 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.5:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft data_access_components 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft data_access_components 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft data_access_components 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft data_access_components 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.6:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft data_access_components 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft data_access_components 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.6:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft data_access_components 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft data_access_components 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.7:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft data_access_components 2.12.4202.3 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.12.4202.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0353

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