CVE-2000-1198 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

qpopper POP server creates lock files with predictable names, which allows local users to cause a denial of service for other users (lack of mail access) by creating lock files for other mail boxes.

Published: 2001-09-12

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:2.53:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:3.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00257.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=95624629924545&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=95634229925906&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1132

History

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Subscriptions

Qualcomm Qpopper

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:45:37.416Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-1198

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-08-31T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2000-1198

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-667

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