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CVE-2003-0040

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2003-0040 describes a critical SQL injection vulnerability in the PostgreSQL authentication module of Courier 0.40 and earlier, impacting both Courier-IMAP and Courier-MTA. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL code by manipulating the username field. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness despite its age.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.37.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:double_precision_incorporated:courier_mta:0.37.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:inter7:courier-imap:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
65.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0123 is in the 45th 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/11213
debian.org / security/2003/dsa-247
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/6738
PatchVendor Advisory