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CVE-1999-0006

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Published: Jul 14, 1998Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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9.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

Buffer overflow in POP servers based on BSD/Qualcomm's qpopper allows remote attackers to gain root access using a long PASS command.

Affected (1)

Products: Qualcomm: Qpopper
Qualcomm
1 product
Qpopper
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Qpopper
Version 2.4

Related CWEs

CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read
The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (4)

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980801-01-I (unsafe URL)
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980801-01-I (unsafe URL)
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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