CVE-2003-1036
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMultiple buffer overflows in the AGate component for SAP Internet Transaction Server (ITS) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long (1) ~command, (2) ~runtimemode, or (3) ~session parameters, or (4) a long HTTP Content-Type header.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceMultiple buffer overflows in the AGate component of SAP Internet Transaction Server (ITS) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long ~command, ~runtimemode, or ~session parameters, or a long HTTP Content-Type header. This is a classic stack-based buffer overflow in a web-facing SAP gateway component.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 4.6_pl463<= 6.10_pl30<= 6.20_pl7CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify SAP ITS installation and versionLocate the SAP Internet Transaction Server installation directory and check version information in release notes, version files, or the sapwebdisp.pfl profile. On SAP systems, you can also use transaction code SM51 or check the kernel version details.Affected if The installed version is 4.6 with patch level 463 or lower, 6.10 with patch level 30 or lower, or 6.20 with patch level 7 or lower
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Verify AGate component is enabledExamine the SAP ITS configuration files such as itsmod.ini or agate.cfg in the ITS installation directory to determine if the AGate component is actively enabled and configured to handle HTTP requests.Affected if The AGate component is enabled and configured to accept connections on HTTP/HTTPS ports
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Confirm network accessibility of ITS portsUse netstat, ss, or nmap to check if the SAP ITS ports (default 80 and 443) are listening on network interfaces. Determine if these ports are reachable from external or untrusted networks.Affected if The ITS AGate ports are exposed to untrusted network segments or directly to the internet
A system is affected if it runs a vulnerable SAP ITS version with the AGate component enabled and accessible over the network.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the relevant SAP security patches for this vulnerability. If patches are unavailable for legacy ITS versions, consider network segmentation to restrict access to the ITS port (typically 80/443) or disable the AGate component if not required.
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