CVE-2003-0370

Konqueror Embedded and KDE 2.2.2 and earlier does not validate the Common Name (CN) field for X.509 Certificates, which could allow remote attackers to spoof certificates via a man-in-the-middle attack.

Published: 2003-06-16 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-0370 is rated Moderate Risk (58.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.06%). EPSS rose +1.12% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0370

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 0.94% 2.06% +1.12%
2 2025-03-30 1.63% 0.94% -0.69%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.63% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0370

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-2003-0370

OS Trackers for CVE-2003-0370

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0370
ubuntu medium CVE-2003-0370 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (kdelibs), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2003-0370

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0370

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple safari 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde konqueror_embedded 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror_embedded:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde kde <= 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
turbolinux turbolinux_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:turbolinux:turbolinux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
turbolinux turbolinux_server 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:turbolinux:turbolinux_server:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
turbolinux turbolinux_workstation 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:turbolinux:turbolinux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
turbolinux turbolinux_workstation 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:turbolinux:turbolinux_workstation:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0370

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