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TI-2005-01090 Aliases CVE-2005-1152GHSA-qx3p-r9h5-8q72

popauth.c in qpopper 4.0.5 and earlier does not properly set the umask, which may cause…

Priority LOW 11Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

popauth.c in qpopper 4.0.5 and earlier does not properly set the umask, which may cause qpopper to create files with group or world-writable permissions.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00367 30th 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:debian:qpopper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.0.4VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:qpopper:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.5VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:qpopper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:qpopper:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1152
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qx3p-r9h5-8q72

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2005-01089 qpopper 4.0.5 and earlier does not properly drop privileges before processing certain… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2

Sources

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