Vulnerability in Inter7 Vpopmail \(Vchkpw\)
CVE-2004-2238
Format string vulnerability in vsybase.c in vpopmail 5.4.2 and earlier has unknown impact and attack vectors. NOTE: in a followup post, it was observed that the source code used constants that, when compiled, became static format strings. Thus this is not a vulnerability
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (69.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Inter7 Vpopmail \(Vchkpw\) — versions 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.3
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17017 (vdb-entry)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-08/0226.html (mailing-list)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-08/0286.html (mailing-list)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-08/0264.html (mailing-list)
- www.osvdb.org/9147 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/10962 (Patch, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-2238?
- CVE-2004-2238 is a vulnerability in Inter7 Vpopmail \(Vchkpw\). Published 2004-12-31.
- Is CVE-2004-2238 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.