CVE-2003-0616

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2003-08-27 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in ePO service for McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 2.0, 2.5, and 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a POST request with format strings in the computerlist parameter, which are used when logging a failed name resolution.

Affected products

McAfee,LLC McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO): 2.0, 2.5, 2.5-sp1, 2.5.1

References

http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a073103-1.txt
http://www.nai.com/us/promos/mcafee/epo_vulnerabilities.asp
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a073103-1.txt
http://www.nai.com/us/promos/mcafee/epo_vulnerabilities.asp

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