CVE-2003-1451

Buffer overflow in Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2002 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e-mail attachment with a compressed ZIP file that contains a file with a long filename.

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-2003-1451 is rated Moderate Risk (56.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.18%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-1451

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 2026-06-11 2.87% 3.18% +0.31%
2 2026-01-07 2.69% 2.87% +0.18%
3 2025-03-30 — 2.69% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-1451

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-1451

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-1451

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec norton_antivirus 2002 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-1451

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