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CVE-2004-16981 exploit

The Base64 function in PopMessenger 1.60 (before 20 Sep 2004) and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application…

Published 22 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.5%
percentile 89%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.47% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-477 PopMessenger 1.60 - Remote Denial of Service · dos · 2004-09-23

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/17465 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/11230 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/12612/ · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=109581586128899&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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