The Base64 function in PopMessenger 1.60 (before 20 Sep 2004) and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via invalid characters in a message, which causes several alert dialogs to be displayed and leads to a crash
Published Feb 20, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.47%
Description
The Base64 function in PopMessenger 1.60 (before 20 Sep 2004) and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via invalid characters in a message, which causes several alert dialogs to be displayed and leads to a crash.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.60
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 3.47% (0.03471) | 88.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.16% (0.03164) | 86.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.02% (0.06022) | 89.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.93% (0.07933) | 86.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | 6.02% (0.06022) | 89.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.91% (0.04913) | 88.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.97% (0.01968) | 88.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.55% (0.04548) | 92.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 4.88% (0.04883) | 92.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.91% (0.04914) | 91.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109581586128899&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12612/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11230 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17465 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109581586128899&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/12612/ | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11230 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17465 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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