CVE-2003-0666

Exp

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Wordperfect Converter allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via modified data offset and data size parameters in a Corel WordPerfect file.

Published: 2003-10-20 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-0666 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 43.47%, 97th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.33% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2003-0666

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
92 exploit_db edb 2003-09-06 Exploit-DB ↗
23096 exploit_db edb 2003-09-03 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0666

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 2026-03-31 40.13% 43.47% +3.33%
2 2025-12-28 38.55% 40.13% +1.59%
3 2025-05-09 — 38.55% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0666

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-2003-0666

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0666

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft wordperfect_converter — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:wordperfect_converter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0666

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