Buffer overflow in ntdll.dll on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated via a WebDAV request to IIS 5.0.
CVE-2003-0109
Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 89% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.5% of all CVEs). Confidence: see factors.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 86%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 9.0(low)
- EPSS
- 99.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 31, 2003
Last Modified
June 16, 2026
References (32)
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104826476427372&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104861839130254&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104869293619064&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104887148323552&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105768156625699&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=104826785731151&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C9A38D45-5145-4844-B62E-C69D32AC929B&displaylang=en
- cve@mitrehttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ815021
- cve@mitrehttp://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-09.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.iss.net/issEn/delivery/xforce/alertdetail.jsp?oid=22029
- cve@mitrehttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11533.php
- cve@mitrehttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/117394
- cve@mitrehttp://www.nextgenss.com/papers/ms03-007-ntdll.pdf
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7116
- cve@mitrehttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-007
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 1× in last 7d / 11× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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- 2026-06-01 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-05-31 17:47 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-31 17:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
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- 2026-05-22 21:15 UTCEPSS rescore
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Publicly available exploits
(10 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (9 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-16470✓ verifiedFirst seen Jul 25, 2010
Microsoft IIS 5.0 - WebDAV 'ntdll.dll' Path Overflow (MS03-007) (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-51✓ verifiedFirst seen Jul 8, 2003
Microsoft IIS 5.0 - WebDAV Remote Code Execution (3) (xwdav)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-36✓ verifiedFirst seen Jun 1, 2003
Microsoft Windows - WebDAV Remote Code Execution (2)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/iis/ms03_007_ntdll_webdav✓ verifiedFirst seen May 30, 2003
MS03-007 Microsoft IIS 5.0 WebDAV ntdll.dll Path Overflow
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-22367✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 4, 2003
Microsoft IIS 5.0 (Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0) - WebDAV 'ntdll.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow (3)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-22366✓ verifiedFirst seen Mar 31, 2003
Microsoft IIS 5.0 (Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0) - WebDAV 'ntdll.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow (2)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-22365✓ verifiedFirst seen Mar 24, 2003
Microsoft IIS 5.0 (Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0) - WebDAV 'ntdll.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow (1)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-2✓ verifiedFirst seen Mar 24, 2003
Microsoft IIS 5.0 - WebDAV Remote
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-1✓ verifiedFirst seen Mar 23, 2003
Microsoft IIS - WebDAV 'ntdll.dll' Remote Overflow
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-22368✓ verifiedFirst seen Mar 17, 2003
Microsoft IIS 5.0 (Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0) - WebDAV 'ntdll.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow (4)
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