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CVE-2003-01431 exploit

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 allo…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
10.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
8.6%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

8.60% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-22342 Qpopper 4.0.x - Remote Memory Corruption · remote · 2003-03-10

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.010.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=104792541215354&w=2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/7058 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/2003_018_qpopper.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=104739841223916&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=104768137314397&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2003/dsa-259 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/11516 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=104748775900481&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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