01 Record
CVE-2003-0143
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 8.60% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 94.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2004-09-01 04:00Z22 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 01:43Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2003-03-13
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 64f957f470e32f228687904207b0015c23f0079d52c58251bd8536f52a3c4aff
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- marc.infoGLSA-200303-12http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104792541215354&w=2
- www.securityfocus.com7058http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7058
- www.novell.comSuSE-SA:2003:018http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_018_qpopper.html
- marc.info20030310 QPopper 4.0.x buffer overflow vulnerabilityhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104739841223916&w=2
- marc.info20030314 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.018] OpenPKG Security Advisory (qpopper)http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104768137314397&w=2
- www.debian.orgDSA-259http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-259
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comqpopper-popmsg-macroname-bo(11516)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11516
- marc.info20030312 Re: QPopper 4.0.x buffer overflow vulnerabilityhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104748775900481&w=2