{
    "id": "CVE-2003-0169",
    "published": "2003-04-11 04:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:01:41",
    "cvss_score": "5.0",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "hpnst.exe in the GoAhead-Webs webserver for HP Instant TopTools before 5.55 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a request to hpnst.exe that calls itself, which causes an infinite loop.",
    "epss_score": "0.09678",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95343",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-28 18:17:03",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "hp",
            "product": "instant_toptools"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "22447",
            "title": "HP Instant TopTools 5.0 - Remote Denial of Service",
            "date": "2003-03-31",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22447"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0164.html",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104914959705949&w=2",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7246",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0164.html",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104914959705949&w=2",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7246"
    ]
}