CVE-2001-1487

QPopper 4.0.x - PopAuth Trace File Shell Command Execution

Severity Score

7.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

popauth utility in Qualcomm Qpopper 4.0 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute commands as the pop user via a symlink attack on the -trace file option.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2001-12-18 First Exploit
2001-12-31 CVE Published
2005-06-21 CVE Reserved
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/246069	Mailing List
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7707	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21185	2001-12-18

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Qualcomm Search vendor "Qualcomm"		Qpopper Search vendor "Qualcomm" for product "Qpopper"				<= 4.0 Search vendor "Qualcomm" for product "Qpopper" and version " <= 4.0"		-		Affected