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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 10.0 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

10.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980801-01-I
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/133
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/19980801-01-I
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/133

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 1998-07-14 04:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-1999-0006

Mitre link : CVE-1999-0006

CVE.ORG link : CVE-1999-0006

JSON object : View

Products Affected

qualcomm

qpopper

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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