What is CVE-2000-1198?

CVE-2000-1198 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Qpopper, classified under Improper Locking. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2001-08-31.

How severe is CVE-2000-1198?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Qualcomm Qpopper

CVE-2000-1198

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.

EPSS: 0.003 (26.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Qualcomm Qpopper — versions 2.53, 3.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-667 — Improper Locking

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2000-1198?: CVE-2000-1198 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Qpopper, classified under Improper Locking. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2001-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2000-1198?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.