HIGH
The pop_msg function in qpopper 4.0.x before 4.0.5fc2 does not null terminate a message buffer after a call to Qvsnprintf, which could allow authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in a mdef command with a long macro name
Published Sep 1, 2004
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.60%
Description
The pop_msg function in qpopper 4.0.x before 4.0.5fc2 does not null terminate a message buffer after a call to Qvsnprintf, which could allow authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in a mdef command with a long macro name.
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.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
8.60% 0.08604
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.08604
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.60% (0.08604) | 94.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.60% (0.08604) | 94.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 26, 2025 | 9.13% (0.09132) | 92.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 12.83% (0.12832) | 93.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.79% (0.10785) | 88.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 22, 2025 | 12.83% (0.12832) | 93.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.95% (0.10950) | 92.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.20% (0.01201) | 85.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 1.20% (0.01201) | 85.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.20% (0.01201) | 82.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.86% (0.11863) | 95.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.86% (0.11863) | 94.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.86% (0.11863) | 89.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104739841223916&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104748775900481&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104768137314397&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104792541215354&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-259 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_018_qpopper.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7058 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11516 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104739841223916&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104748775900481&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104768137314397&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104792541215354&w=2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-259 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_018_qpopper.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7058 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11516 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 1, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 13, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0143
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a