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    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.

    Published:Jul 14, 1998
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Sep 29, 1999
    EPSS Score:0.06784
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Qualcomm
    Product
    Qpopper

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19109https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19110

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-540 Overread Buffers

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2002-0889 (CVSS 4.6) — Buffer overflow in Qpopper (popper) 4.0.4 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service and poss…
    CVE-2002-0454 (CVSS 5) — Qpopper (aka in.qpopper or popper) 4.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU…
    CVE-2001-1487 (CVSS 4.6) — popauth utility in Qualcomm Qpopper 4.0 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execut…
    CVE-2001-1068 (CVSS 5) — qpopper 4.01 with PAM based authentication on Red Hat systems generates different error messages when an inval…
    CVE-2000-1198 (CVSS 5.5) — qpopper POP server creates lock files with predictable names, which allows local users to cause a denial of se…
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High