What is CVE-2003-0995?

CVE-2003-0995 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000. Published 2004-01-05.

Is CVE-2003-0995 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000

CVE-2003-0995

Buffer overflow in the Microsoft Message Queue Manager (MSQM) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (RPC service crash) via a queue registration request.

Published 2004-01-05 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.100 (95.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 95th percentile — 95.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.100 · newest: 0.100 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13131 (vdb-entry)
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-039 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2003-0995?: CVE-2003-0995 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000. Published 2004-01-05.
Is CVE-2003-0995 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.