HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2003-1083

Monit vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
21.1%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
Stack-based buffer overflow in Monit 1.4 to 4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP request.
Affected vendor
Tildeslash
Affected product
Monit
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2003-12-31

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 21.1% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2003-1083

  • Confirm whether Tildeslash Monit is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2003-1083.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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