CVE-2003-1452
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Qualcomm qpopper 4.0 through 4.05 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the PATH environment variable to reference a malicious smbpasswd program.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is low and EPSS is 0.5%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Qualcomm qpopper 4.0 through 4.05 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the PATH environment variable to reference a malicious smbpasswd program.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.52% probability · 44th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 29 April 2003
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-16
- Affected
- qualcomm/qpopper
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q2/0047.htmlExploit
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3268
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/319811Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7447Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11877
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q2/0047.htmlExploit
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3268
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/319811Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7447Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11877
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.