# CVE-2003-0525

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2003-0525
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0.18
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Jul 25, 2003
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## Description

The getCanonicalPath function in Windows NT 4.0 may free memory that it does not own and cause heap corruption, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via requests that cause a long file name to be passed to getCanonicalPath, as demonstrated on the IBM JVM using a long string to the java.io.getCanonicalPath Java method.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a072303-1.txt)
- [CNA](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-029)
- [CNA](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A319)
- [CNA](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12701)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 4.45%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 88.8

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._