HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2003-0288

Ip Messenger vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
5.3%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
Buffer overflow in the file & folder transfer mechanism for IP Messenger for Win 2.00 through 2.02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via file with a long filename, which triggers the overflow when the user saves the file.
Affected vendor
Hiroaki Shirouzu
Affected product
Ip Messenger
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2003-06-16

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 5.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2003-0288

  • Confirm whether Hiroaki Shirouzu Ip Messenger is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2003-0288.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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