Upstream information
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | 
|---|---|
| Base Score | 10 | 
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | 
| Access Vector | Network | 
| Access Complexity | Low | 
| Authentication | None | 
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete | 
| Integrity Impact | Complete | 
| Availability Impact | Complete | 
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SuSE-SA:2003:018, published Friday, Mar 21th 2003 10:11 MET
 
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 00:18:09 2013CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:14:33 2025