CVE-2003-0813

A multi-threaded race condition in the Windows RPC DCOM functionality with the MS03-039 patch installed allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or reboot) by causing two threads to process the same RPC request, which causes one thread to use memory after it has been freed, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0352 (Blaster/Nachi), CVE-2003-0715, and CVE-2003-0528, and as demonstrated by certain exploits against those vulnerabilities.

Published: 2003-11-17 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-0813 is rated Moderate Risk (53.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 53.44%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0813

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 2026-06-12 54.96% 53.44% -1.52%
2 2026-06-11 53.44% 54.96% +1.52%
3 2026-06-09 53.44%

Full EPSS history (25 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0813

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/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:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
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.
4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0813

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0813

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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_98 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_nt 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6a:*:*:server:*:*:*
microsoft windows_nt 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6a:*:*:terminal_server:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2003 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_server_2003 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_xp cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_xp cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0813

URL Tags
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/011870.html URL Repurposed
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/011886.html URL Repurposed
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-October/011901.html URL Repurposed
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106579825211708&w=2 Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106588827513795&w=2 Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=106580303918155&w=2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/547820 Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8811 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitylab.ru/_exploits/rpc2.c.txt Broken Link
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-104A.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/155 Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-012 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A893 Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A894 Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A900 Broken Link
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