HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2003-0819

Proxy Server vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
40.9%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
Buffer overflow in the H.323 filter of Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Microsoft Firewall Service via certain H.323 traffic, as demonstrated by the NISCC/OUSPG PROTOS test suite for the H.225 protocol.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Proxy Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2004-02-17

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 40.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2003-0819

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Proxy Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2003-0819.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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