CVE-2003-1592

Multiple buffer overflows in NWFTPD.nlm in the FTP server in Novell NetWare 6.0 before SP4 and 6.5 before SP1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (abend) via a long (1) username or (2) password.

Published: 2010-04-05 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-1592 is rated Moderate Risk (44.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.66%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-1592

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 2026-05-05 1.45% 0.66% -0.79%
2 2025-06-29 1.51% 1.45% -0.07%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.51% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-1592

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-1592

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-1592

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
novell netware_ftp_server — cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell netware 6.5 cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-1592

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