CVE-2003-0812

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in a logging function for Windows Workstation Service (WKSSVC.DLL) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via RPC calls that cause long entries to be written to a debug log file ("NetSetup.LOG"), as demonstrated using the NetAddAlternateComputerName API.

Published: 2003-12-15 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-0812 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 81.64%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 5 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-2003-0812

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16378 exploit_db edb 2010-05-09 Exploit-DB ↗
130 exploit_db edb 2003-12-04 Exploit-DB ↗
123 exploit_db edb 2003-11-14 Exploit-DB ↗
119 exploit_db edb 2003-11-12 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0812

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 2026-02-08 82.06% 81.64% -0.42%
2 2025-12-28 81.92% 82.06% +0.15%
3 2025-12-27 81.92%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0812

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-2003-0812

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0812

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_2000 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2000 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2000 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2000 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2000 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:media_center:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:home:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0812

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