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    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 overflow in a mdef command with a long macro name.

    Published:Mar 18, 2003
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Sep 1, 2004
    EPSS Score:0.08818
    CVSS Score:10

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Qualcomm
    Product
    Qpopper

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7058http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7058https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22342

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2005-3098 (CVSS 4.6) — poppassd in Qualcomm qpopper 4.0.8 allows local users to modify arbitrary files and gain privileges via the -t…
    CVE-2003-1452 (CVSS 3.6) — Untrusted search path vulnerability in Qualcomm qpopper 4.0 through 4.05 allows local users to execute arbitra…
    CVE-2002-0889 (CVSS 4.6) — Buffer overflow in Qpopper (popper) 4.0.4 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service and poss…
    CVE-2002-0454 (CVSS 5) — Qpopper (aka in.qpopper or popper) 4.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU…
    CVE-2001-1487 (CVSS 4.6) — popauth utility in Qualcomm Qpopper 4.0 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execut…
    CVE-2001-1068 (CVSS 5) — qpopper 4.01 with PAM based authentication on Red Hat systems generates different error messages when an inval…
    CVE-2000-1198 (CVSS 5.5) — qpopper POP server creates lock files with predictable names, which allows local users to cause a denial of se…
    CVE-2001-1046 (CVSS 10) — Buffer overflow in qpopper (aka qpop or popper) 4.0 through 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to gain privileges v…
    CVE-2000-0442 (CVSS 7.5) — Qpopper 2.53 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a formatting string in the From: header, wh…
    CVE-2000-0320 (CVSS 5) — Qpopper 2.53 and 3.0 does not properly identify the \n string which identifies the end of message text, which …

    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
    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High