HIGH
Qpopper 2.53 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a formatting string in the From: header, which is processed by the euidl command
Published Jul 12, 2000
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.35%
Description
Qpopper 2.53 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a formatting string in the From: header, which is processed by the euidl command.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2.52
- 2.53
- n/a
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.35% 0.03349
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03349
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.35% (0.03349) | 88.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.35% (0.03349) | 87.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.99% (0.03992) | 87.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.34% (0.05345) | 83.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.99% (0.03992) | 87.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00469) | 76.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00469) | 74.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 66.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.77% (0.03765) | 85.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.77% (0.03765) | 83.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.77% (0.03765) | 66.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0267.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_51.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1242 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0267.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_51.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1242 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 12, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jun 14, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0442
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a