Is CVE-2003-0744 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2003-0744 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2003-0744?

CVE-2003-0744 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2003-0744?

CVE-2003-0744 has an EPSS score of 1.80% (76th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0744?

Upgrade leafnode on debian 11 to 1.9.42 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2003-0744

MEDIUMEPSS 76th pctl

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The fetchnews NNTP client in leafnode 1.9.3 to 1.9.41 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang and termination) via certain malformed Usenet news articles that cause fetchnews to hang while waiting for input.

How to fix

Remediation Available

leafnodeDebian

Fixed in:1.9.42CVE-2003-0744

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.80%probability of exploitation in 30 days

76thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 76% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

archives.neohapsis.com

Other references5

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.