CVE-2003-0235

Format string vulnerability in POP3 client for Mirabilis ICQ Pro 2003a allows remote malicious servers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in the response to a UIDL command.

Published: 2003-05-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-0235 is rated Moderate Risk (59.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.14%). EPSS rose +1.24% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0235

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.91% 2.14% +1.24%
2 2025-07-15 0.95% 0.91% -0.05%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.95% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0235

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0235

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0235

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mirabilis icq 99a_2.15build1701 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:99a_2.15build1701:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 99a_2.21build1800 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:99a_2.21build1800:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2000.0a cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2000.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2000.0b_build3278 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2000.0b_build3278:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2001a cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2001a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2001b_build3636 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2001b_build3636:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2001b_build3638 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2001b_build3638:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2001b_build3659 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2001b_build3659:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2002a_build3722 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2002a_build3722:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2002a_build3727 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2002a_build3727:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2003a_build3777 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2003a_build3777:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2003a_build3799 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2003a_build3799:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2003a_build3800 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2003a_build3800:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0235

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