CVE-2003-1090

Exp

Buffer overflow in AbsoluteTelnet before 2.12 RC10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long window title.

Published: 2003-02-06 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-1090 is rated High Exploit Risk (93.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 32.34%, 97th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +9.33% 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-2003-1090

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
22229 exploit_db edb 2003-02-06 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-1090

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 2025-12-27 23.01% 32.34% +9.33%
2 2025-04-16 20.05% 23.01% +2.96%
3 2025-03-30 — 20.05% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-1090

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-2003-1090

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-1090

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
celestial_software absolutetelnet 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:celestial_software:absolutetelnet:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
celestial_software absolutetelnet 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:celestial_software:absolutetelnet:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-1090

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