Is CVE-2003-1228 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2003-1228 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2003-1228?

CVE-2003-1228 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2003-1228?

CVE-2003-1228 has an EPSS score of 14.10% (96th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2003-1228?

Upgrade mathopd to 1.5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2003-1228

HIGHEPSS 96th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the prepare_reply function in request.c for Mathopd 1.2 through 1.5b13, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a long path.

CWE-120Classic Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

mathopdNVD

Affected:>= 1.2, < 1.5Fixed in:1.5CVE-2003-1228derived from NVD

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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

14.10%probability of exploitation in 30 days

96thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

securiteam.com

Third-Party Advisory5

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-120 (Classic Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0195	Medium	6.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-7269	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-11043	High	8.7	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2011-4862	High	10.0	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2007-5659	High	7.8	94%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-3786	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix

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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.