HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2003-0041

Kerberos Ftp Client vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
3.5%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
Kerberos FTP client allows remote FTP sites to execute arbitrary code via a pipe (|) character in a filename that is retrieved by the client.
Affected vendor
Mit
Affected product
Kerberos Ftp Client
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-78 — OS Command Injection
Published
2003-02-19

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2003-0041

  • Confirm whether Mit Kerberos Ftp Client is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2003-0041.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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