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CVE-2003-0003

Buffer overflow in the RPC Locator service for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT 4.0 Terminal...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

Buffer overflow in the RPC Locator service for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows local users to execute arbitrary code via an RPC call to the service containing certain parameter information.

Exploit likelihood

43.4%Up 33.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Buffer overflow in the RPC Locator service for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows local users to execute arbitrary code via an RPC call to the service containing certain parameter information.

Record
CVE-2003-0003
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in the RPC Locator service for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows local users to execute arbitrary code via an RPC call to the service containing certain parameter information.

Record
CVE-2003-0003
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0003 No score

Buffer overflow in the RPC Locator service for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows local users to execute arbitrary code via an RPC call to the service containing certain parameter information.

Record
EUVD-2003-0003
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4hj3-h8v7-rmf3 No score

Buffer overflow in the RPC Locator service for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT 4.0 Terminal...

Buffer overflow in the RPC Locator service for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows local users to execute arbitrary code via an RPC call to the service containing certain parameter information.

Record
GHSA-4hj3-h8v7-rmf3
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2003-0003 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published February 7, 2003. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 43.4%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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