CVE-2003-0990 in the critical feed json
The parseAddress code in (1) SquirrelMail 1.4.0 and (2) GPG Plugin 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters…
published 2004-01-06 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-0980
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 28.8%
- EPSS 28.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
The parseAddress code in (1) SquirrelMail 1.4.0 and (2) GPG Plugin 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in the "To:" field.
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/unix/webapp/squirrelmail_pgp_plugin)
Exploit prediction
28.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/unix/webapp/squirrelmail_pgp_plugin SquirrelMail PGP Plugin Command Execution (SMTP) metasploit exploit, manual rank, 2007-07-09
- EDB-16888 SquirrelMail PGP Plugin - Command Execution (SMTP) (Metasploit) remote, 2010-08-25
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348366 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/348366
mailing-list, exploit, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/9296
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/14079
vdb-entry
- bugtraq.org /advisories/_BSSADV-0001.txt
-
marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=107247236124180&w=2
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2003-0990
- NVD CVE-2003-0990
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