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TI-2000-01186 Aliases CVE-2000-1198GHSA-m95f-rwpm-5j9f

qpopper POP server creates lock files with predictable names, which allows local users to…

Priority LOW 25CWE-667Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-667 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

qpopper POP server creates lock files with predictable names, which allows local users to cause a denial of service for other users (lack of mail access) by creating lock files for other mail boxes.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00348 28th 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:2.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.53VulnerableQualcomm
cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableQualcomm
  • cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:2.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.53 Vulnerable ·Qualcomm
  • cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Qualcomm

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-1198
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m95f-rwpm-5j9f

References

Other 2

  • 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-1999-00772 Buffer overflow in Qpopper (qpop) 3.0 allows remote root access via AUTH command. 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
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Sources

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