CVE-2003-1490

SonicWall Pro running firmware 6.4.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reset) via a long HTTP POST to the internal interface, possibly due to a buffer overflow.

Published: 2003-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-1490 is rated Moderate Risk (51.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.41%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-1490

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 2025-03-30 0.31% 0.41% +0.11%
2 2025-03-29 0.41% 0.31% -0.11%
3 2025-03-17 0.41%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-1490

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-1490

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-1490

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sonicwall pro100 6.4.0.1 cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:pro100:6.4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sonicwall pro200 6.4.0.1 cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:pro200:6.4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sonicwall pro300 6.4.0.1 cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:pro300:6.4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-1490

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