CVE-2000-1198 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the qualcomm qpopper POP server. Local users can exploit predictable lock file names to create lock files for other mailboxes, preventing legitimate users from accessing their mail. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and local access requirement, leading to high availability impact. While not actively exploited in the wild or listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.53CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:2.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.