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CVE-2003-1573
The PointBase 4.6 database component in the J2EE 1.4 reference implementation (J2EE/RI) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…
High10.0EPSS 5.0%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
The PointBase 4.6 database component in the J2EE 1.4 reference implementation (J2EE/RI) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs, conduct a denial of service, and obtain sensitive information via a crafted SQL statement, related to "inadequate security settings and library bugs in sun.* and org.apache.* packages."
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 15 years later
· 15 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)
- 5.0% · top 7.7% 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
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (10)
- 20040118 Proof-Of-Concept Denial-Of-Service Pointbase 4.6 Java SQL-DB (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 10460 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20040118 Proof-Of-Concept Denial-Of-Service Pointbase 4.6 Java SQL-DB (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- j2ee-pointbase-sql-injection(14008) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1008491 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 9230 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- pointbase-command-execution(14883) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- pointbase-information-disclosure(14882) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20031216 J2EE 1.4 reference implementation: database component allows remote code execution (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- pointbase-insecure-permissions-dos(14881) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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