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CVE-2003-0050

74
FAUCET Score

CVE-2003-0050 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Apple Darwin Streaming Administration Server 4.1.2 and QuickTime Streaming Server 4.1.1. The flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting shell metacharacters into the parse_xml.cgi script. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is highly severe due to its low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the CISA KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists, indicating readily available exploit code, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:darwin_streaming_server:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime_streaming_server:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
68.86%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: QuickTime Streaming Server parse_xml.cgi Remote Execution · Feb 24, 2003
ExploitDB: EDB-16891 · Jul 3, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.6886 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2003/Feb/25/applesa20030225macosx102.txt
marc.info
iss.net / security_center/static/11401.php
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/6954