CVE-2003-1287

Sambar Server before 6.0 beta 3 allows attackers with physical access to execute arbitrary code via a request with an MS-DOS device name such as com1.pl, con.pl, or aux.pl, which causes Perl to read the code from the associated device.

Published: 2003-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-1287 is rated Low Risk (28.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.12%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-1287

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 2025-03-17 0.36% 0.12% -0.24%
2 2024-10-29 0.46% 0.36% -0.10%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.46% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-1287

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
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.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-1287

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-1287

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sambar sambar_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sambar sambar_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:5.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sambar sambar_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:5.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sambar sambar_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:5.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
sambar sambar_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:5.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
sambar sambar_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:5.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
sambar sambar_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:5.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
sambar sambar_server 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sambar sambar_server 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:5.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sambar sambar_server 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:5.1:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sambar sambar_server 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:5.1:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
sambar sambar_server 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:5.1:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
sambar sambar_server 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:5.1:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
sambar sambar_server 5.2 cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sambar sambar_server 5.3 cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sambar sambar_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sambar sambar_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-1287

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