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CVE-2003-1236

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2003-1236 describes multiple format string vulnerabilities in the logger function of Tanne 0.6.17, specifically within netzio.c. This critical vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting format string specifiers into syslog messages. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a severe risk, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.6.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:tanne:tanne:0.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

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

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

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
15.19%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-22135 · Jan 7, 2003
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1519 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0011.html
ExploitPatch
secunia.com / advisories/7831
tanne.fluxnetz.de / download/tanne-0.7.1.tar.bz2
Patch
iss.net / security_center/static/11006.php
securityfocus.com / archive/1/305460
ExploitPatch
securityfocus.com / archive/1/305663
Exploit
securityfocus.com / bid/6553
ExploitPatch
securitytracker.com / id