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TI-1999-00772 Aliases CVE-1999-0822GHSA-q66x-x6v7-27j2

Buffer overflow in Qpopper (qpop) 3.0 allows remote root access via AUTH command.

Priority MEDIUM 51Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Buffer overflow in Qpopper (qpop) 3.0 allows remote root access via AUTH command.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04896 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableQualcomm
cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:3.0b20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0b20VulnerableQualcomm
  • cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Qualcomm
  • cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:3.0b20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0b20 Vulnerable ·Qualcomm

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0822
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q66x-x6v7-27j2

References

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  • TI-1999-00006 Buffer overflow in POP servers based on BSD/Qualcomm's qpopper allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2003-00138 The pop_msg function in qpopper 4.0.x before 4.0.5fc2 does not null terminate a message… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2001-01001 Buffer overflow in qpopper (aka qpop or popper) 4.0 through 4.0.2 allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2000-00442 Qpopper 2.53 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a formatting string in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2000-00096 Buffer overflow in qpopper 3.0 beta versions allows local users to gain privileges via a long LIST command. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2002-00439 Qpopper (aka in.qpopper or popper) 4.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
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Sources

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