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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54108
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SuSE Security Advisory SUSE-SA:2003:018 (qpopper)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory SUSE-SA:2003:018.

The Post-Office-Protocol- (POP-) Server qpopper (version 4) was
vulnerable to a buffer overflow. The buffer overflow occurs after
authentication has taken place. Therefore pop-users with a valid
account can execute arbitrary code on the system running qpopper.
Depending on the setup, the malicious code is run with higher privileges.

Solution:
Update your system with the packages as indicated in
the referenced security advisory.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=SUSE-SA:2003:018

Risk factor : Critical

CVSS Score:
10.0

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 7058
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0143
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7058
Bugtraq: 20030310 QPopper 4.0.x buffer overflow vulnerability (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104739841223916&w=2
Bugtraq: 20030312 Re: QPopper 4.0.x buffer overflow vulnerability (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104748775900481&w=2
Bugtraq: 20030314 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.018] OpenPKG Security Advisory (qpopper) (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104768137314397&w=2
Debian Security Information: DSA-259 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-259
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104792541215354&w=2
SuSE Security Announcement: SuSE-SA:2003:018 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_018_qpopper.html
XForce ISS Database: qpopper-popmsg-macroname-bo(11516)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11516
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