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    CVE-2000-0442

    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.

    Published:May 24, 2000
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jul 12, 2000
    EPSS Score:0.03992
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Qualcomm
    Product
    Qpopper
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Cobalt Raq 2
    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Cobalt Raq 3i

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19955

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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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