Buffer overflow in the streaming media component for logging multicast requests in the ISAPI for the logging capability of Microsoft Windows Media Services (nsiislog.dll), as installed in IIS 5.0, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large POST request to nsiislog.dll.
CVE-2003-0349
Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 88% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.5% of all CVEs). Confidence: see factors.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 83%
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
- 99.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 24, 2003
Last Modified
June 16, 2026
References (14)
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105665030925504&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/9115
- cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1007059
- cve@mitrehttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/113716
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0306&L=NTBUGTRAQ&P=R4563
- cve@mitrehttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-022
- cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A938
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105665030925504&w=2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/9115
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1007059
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/113716
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0306&L=NTBUGTRAQ&P=R4563
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-022
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A938
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 2× in last 7d / 10× 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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- 2026-05-31 17:28 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-31 17:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
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- 2026-05-24 16:42 UTCEPSS rescore
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Publicly available exploits
(4 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (3 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-16355✓ verifiedFirst seen Jul 25, 2010
Microsoft IIS - ISAPI 'nsiislog.dll' ISAPI POST Overflow (MS03-022) (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-48✓ verifiedFirst seen Jul 1, 2003
Microsoft Windows Media Services - Remote (MS03-022)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-22837✓ verifiedFirst seen Jun 25, 2003
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000 - Media Services 'nsiislog.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/isapi/ms03_022_nsiislog_post✓ verifiedFirst seen Jun 25, 2003
MS03-022 Microsoft IIS ISAPI nsiislog.dll ISAPI POST Overflow
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