CVE-2004-1698 json
The Base64 function in PopMessenger 1.60 (before 20 Sep 2004) and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application…
published 2004-09-24 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-1692
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.5%
- EPSS 3.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
The Base64 function in PopMessenger 1.60 (before 20 Sep 2004) and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via invalid characters in a message, which causes several alert dialogs to be displayed and leads to a crash.
Patch / fix
- secunia.com/advisories/12612/ advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-477)
- Published
Exploit prediction
3.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-477 PopMessenger 1.60 - Remote Denial of Service dos, 2004-09-23
- secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/12612/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11230 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
-
secunia.com
/advisories/12612/
third-party-advisory, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/11230
vdb-entry, exploit, vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/17465
vdb-entry
-
marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=109581586128899&w=2
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2004-1698
- NVD CVE-2004-1698
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.