CVE-2005-3098 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Qualcomm qpopper 4.0.8, specifically within the poppassd component. An attacker can exploit this by manipulating the -t (trace file) command-line argument to modify arbitrary files, leading to privilege escalation. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild (no KEV or Hot List mentions), public exploit code exists on ExploitDB for both FreeBSD and Linux systems. There is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.