Critical severity · published Jul 14, 1998
CVE-1999-0006
Buffer overflow in POP servers based on BSD/Qualcomm's qpopper allows remote attackers to gain root access using a long PASS command
9.8
CVSS
12.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Buffer overflow in POP servers based on BSD/Qualcomm's qpopper allows remote attackers to gain root access using a long PASS command.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)12.1% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
QP
Qpopper · Qualcomm
2.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0006
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0006
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/133
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