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CVE-2003-0288
Buffer overflow in the file & folder transfer mechanism for IP Messenger for Win 2.00 through 2.02 allows remote attackers to execute…
High10.0EPSS 5.3%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in the file & folder transfer mechanism for IP Messenger for Win 2.00 through 2.02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via file with a long filename, which triggers the overflow when the user saves the file.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 21 years later
· 21 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.3% · top 7.3% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- http://www.lac.co.jp/security/english/snsadv_e/64_e.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20030513 [SNS Advisory No.64] IP Messenger for Win Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 7566 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ip-messenger-filename-bo(11986) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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