CVE-2003-1228

Exp

Buffer overflow in the prepare_reply function in request.c for Mathopd 1.2 through 1.5b13, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a long path.

Published: 2003-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-1228 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 14.10%, 96th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +4.65% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. 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-2003-1228

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
23811 exploit_db edb 2003-11-02 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-1228

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 2026-06-15 9.45% 14.10% +4.65%
2 2026-01-14 12.37% 9.45% -2.92%
3 2025-03-30 — 12.37% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-1228

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-2003-1228

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-1228

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mathopd mathopd >= 1.2, < 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:mathopd:mathopd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mathopd mathopd 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:mathopd:mathopd:1.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
mathopd mathopd 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:mathopd:mathopd:1.5:beta13:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-1228

URL Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107064887507504&w=2 Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107090601705839&w=2 Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/10385/ Third Party Advisory
http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5FP0C1FCAW.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9871 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15474 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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