CVE-1999-0006 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting POP servers based on BSD/Qualcomm's qpopper, specifically triggered when the system processes an excessively long PASS command. Rated as critical with a CVSS score of 9.8, this flaw permits unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and potentially gain root access with low attack complexity. Although historical proof-of-concept exploits are available in ExploitDB and the issue retains moderate community visibility, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation in the wild or inclusion in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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