CVE DATABASE / CVE-2003-0143
CVE-2003-0143
CVSS 10 · HIGH
Summary
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.
CVSS 2.0 breakdown
| Base score | 10 (HIGH) |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Confidentiality | COMPLETE |
| Integrity | COMPLETE |
| Availability | COMPLETE |
Affected products
Qualcomm qpopper
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References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104739841223916&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104748775900481&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104768137314397&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104792541215354&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-259
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_018_qpopper.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7058
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11516
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.