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.
Published: 2004-09-01
Score: 10.0 Critical
EPSS: 8.8% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2003-0139 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.
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Qualcomm Qpopper
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:43:36.007Z

Reserved: 2003-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0143

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-03-18T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0143

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