Qpopper 2.53 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a formatting string in…
Priority LOW 39Published · 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
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Qpopper 2.53 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a formatting string in the From: header, which is processed by the euidl command.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03349 88th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:2.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.52 | Vulnerable | Qualcomm |
| cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:2.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.53 | Vulnerable | Qualcomm |
| cpe:2.3:h:sun:cobalt_raq_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:h:sun:cobalt_raq_3i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Sun |
- cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:2.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.52 Vulnerable ·Qualcomm
- cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:2.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.53 Vulnerable ·Qualcomm
- cpe:2.3:h:sun:cobalt_raq_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:h:sun:cobalt_raq_3i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Sun
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0442
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fff4-6jqp-pqh2
References
Sources
- CVE-2000-0442 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0442 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fff4-6jqp-pqh2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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