# CVE-2003-0143

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2003-0143
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0.35
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Sep 1, 2004
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## 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.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104792541215354&w=2)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7058)
- [CNA](http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_018_qpopper.html)
- [CNA](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104739841223916&w=2)
- [CNA](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104768137314397&w=2)
- [CNA](http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-259)
- [CNA](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11516)
- [CNA](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104748775900481&w=2)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 8.82%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 92.4

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._