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CVE-2003-1287

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2003-1287 describes a vulnerability in Sambar Server prior to version 6.0 beta 3, where an attacker with physical access can execute arbitrary code. This is achieved by submitting a request containing an MS-DOS device name (e.g., com1.pl), which tricks Perl into reading and executing code from the device. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6 (medium severity), indicating local access, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions across various platforms.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:5.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:5.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:5.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sambar:sambar_server:5.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
34.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0042 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 3,050 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 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/bugtraq/2004-04/0353.html
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/9578
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
Patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/16059
idefense.com / application/poi/display
Vendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 5781
Patch
sambar.com / security.htm
Vendor Advisory