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 overflow in a mdef command with a long macro name.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 10.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
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-259Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_018_qpopper.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7058Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- 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-259Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_018_qpopper.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7058Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11516
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 18, 2003
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified