{
    "id": "CVE-2003-0717",
    "published": "2003-11-17 05:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:02:41",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "The Messenger Service for Windows NT through Server 2003 does not properly verify the length of the message, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.",
    "epss_score": "0.60995",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99129",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:03",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_2000"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_2003_server"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_me"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_nt"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_xp"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "385",
            "title": "Microsoft Messenger (Linux) - Denial of Service (MS03-043)",
            "date": "2004-08-08",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/385"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "135",
            "title": "Microsoft Windows Messenger Service (French) - Remote (MS03-043)",
            "date": "2003-12-16",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/135"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "23247",
            "title": "Microsoft Windows XP/2000 - Messenger Service Buffer Overrun (MS03-043)",
            "date": "2003-10-25",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23247"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "111",
            "title": "Microsoft Windows Messenger Service - Denial of Service (MS03-043)",
            "date": "2003-10-18",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/111"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106666713812158&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=106632188709562&w=2",
        "http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-27.html",
        "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/575892",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8826",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-043",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A213",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A268",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106666713812158&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=106632188709562&w=2",
        "http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-27.html",
        "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/575892",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8826",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-043",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A213",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A268"
    ]
}