MEDIUM
Qpopper (aka in.qpopper or popper) 4.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a very large string, which causes an infinite loop
Published Apr 2, 2003
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.18%
Description
Qpopper (aka in.qpopper or popper) 4.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a very large string, which causes an infinite loop.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.18% 0.05178
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05178
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.18% (0.05178) | 92.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.18% (0.05178) | 91.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.48% (0.05479) | 89.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.30% (0.03300) | 91.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 3.30% (0.03300) | 90.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 4.27% (0.04269) | 91.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.06% (0.04059) | 90.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 88.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 87.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 71.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- ftp://ftp.qualcomm.com/eudora/servers/unix/popper/qpopper4.0.4.tar.gz x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8458.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/262213 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4295 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.qualcomm.com/eudora/servers/unix/popper/qpopper4.0.4.tar.gz | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8458.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/262213 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4295 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 2, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jun 7, 2002
Link CVE-2002-0454
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a