Is CVE-2003-0719 actively exploited?

CVE-2003-0719 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-16.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2003-0719?

CVE-2003-0719 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2003-0719?

Patch guidance is available from microsoft security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2003-0719.

CVE-2003-0719 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2003-0719?

8 products: microsoft netmeeting, microsoft windows 2000, microsoft windows 2000, microsoft windows 2003 server, microsoft windows 98, and 3 more.

Description

Buffer overflow in the Private Communications Transport (PCT) protocol implementation in the Microsoft SSL library, as used in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a, 2000 SP2 through SP4, XP SP1, Server 2003, NetMeeting, Windows 98, and Windows ME, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via PCT 1.0 handshake packets.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: MICROSOFT
Published: 6/1/2004
Last Modified: 4/16/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

microsoft : netmeetingmicrosoft : windows_2000microsoft : windows_2000microsoft : windows_2003_servermicrosoft : windows_98microsoft : windows_memicrosoft : windows_ntmicrosoft : windows_xp

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD