CVE-2003-0734

Unknown vulnerability in the pam_filter mechanism in pam_ldap before version 162, when LDAP based authentication is being used, allows users to bypass host-based access restrictions and log onto the system.

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-2003-0734 is rated Moderate Risk (59.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.42%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0734

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 2025-03-30 1.55% 0.42% -1.14%
2 2025-03-29 0.42% 1.55% +1.14%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.42% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0734

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0734

OS Trackers for CVE-2003-0734

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2003-0734 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (libnss-ldap, libpam-ldap), 2 status rows across 1 suites (bullseye): resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0734

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0734

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
padl_software pam_ldap <= 162 cpe:2.3:a:padl_software:pam_ldap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0734

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