Buffer overflow in NIPrint 4.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string to TCP port 515.

published 2003-11-04 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-1131

cvss: 7.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 68.3%; EPSS 68.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.3%
public exploits: 2; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Timeline

2003-11-04 Published
2003-11-05 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/lpd/niprint)

Exploit prediction

68.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/windows/lpd/niprint NIPrint LPD Request Overflow metasploit exploit, good rank, 2003-11-05
EDB-16336 NIPrint LPD - Request Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2010-12-25
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/343318 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8968 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

securityfocus.com /archive/1/343318
mailing-list, exploit
securityfocus.com /bid/8968
vdb-entry, exploit, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /archive/1/343257
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
osvdb.org /2774
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
secunia.com /advisories/10143
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/13591
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2003-1141
NVD CVE-2003-1141

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Summary