HIGH
Off-by-one error in the POP3_readmsg function in popclient 3.0b6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an e-mail message with a certain line length, which leads to a buffer overflow
Published Jul 13, 2004
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.74%
Description
Off-by-one error in the POP3_readmsg function in popclient 3.0b6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an e-mail message with a certain line length, which leads to a buffer overflow.
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.74% 0.01739
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01739
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.74% (0.01739) | 76.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.74% (0.01739) | 74.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.99% (0.00994) | 75.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.26% (0.01259) | 86.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 1.26% (0.01259) | 85.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2023 | 1.26% (0.01259) | 83.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.60% (0.01600) | 85.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-June/023147.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108852915403293&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.grok.org.uk/advisories/popclient.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10625 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16538 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-June/023147.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108852915403293&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.grok.org.uk/advisories/popclient.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10625 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16538 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 13, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jul 12, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0666
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a