CVE-2003-0533

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in certain Active Directory service functions in LSASRV.DLL of the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a, 2000 SP2 through SP4, XP SP1, Server 2003, NetMeeting, Windows 98, and Windows ME, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a packet that causes the DsRolerUpgradeDownlevelServer function to create long debug entries for the DCPROMO.LOG log file, as exploited by the Sasser worm.

Published: 2004-06-01 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-0533 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 86.15%, 100th percentile). Core evidence: 3 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-2003-0533

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16368 exploit_db edb 2010-07-03 Exploit-DB ↗
295 exploit_db edb 2004-04-29 Exploit-DB ↗
293 exploit_db edb 2004-04-24 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0533

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 2026-06-20 85.65% 86.15% +0.50%
2 2026-06-15 88.97% 85.65% -3.31%
3 2025-12-28 88.97%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0533

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-2003-0533

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0533

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft netmeeting cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:netmeeting:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2000 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2000 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_98 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_me cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_me:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_nt 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6a:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0533

URL Tags
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-April/020069.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108325860431471&w=2
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-114.shtml
http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD20040413C.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/753212 Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-104A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-011
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15699
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A883
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A898
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A919
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