CVE-2000-0442 describes a format string vulnerability in Qpopper versions 2.53 and earlier, including those bundled with Qualcomm and Sun Cobalt RaQ products. This flaw allows local users to escalate privileges by injecting a malicious format string into the 'From:' header, which is then processed by the 'euidl' command. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not observed in active exploitation and not on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of widespread community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.52CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:2.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.53CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:2.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:sun:cobalt_raq_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:sun:cobalt_raq_3i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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