// For flags

CVE-2003-1452

Qpopper 4.0.x - 'poppassd' Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

4
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Qualcomm qpopper 4.0 through 4.05 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the PATH environment variable to reference a malicious smbpasswd program.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2003-04-29 First Exploit
  • 2003-12-31 CVE Published
  • 2007-10-22 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-16: Configuration
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Qualcomm
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Qpopper
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4.0
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Affected
Qualcomm
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Qpopper
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4.0.1
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Affected
Qualcomm
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Qpopper
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4.0.2
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Affected
Qualcomm
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Qpopper
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4.0.3
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Affected
Qualcomm
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Qpopper
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4.0.4
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Affected
Qualcomm
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Qpopper
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4.0.5
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Affected
Qualcomm
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Qpopper
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4.0.5_fc2
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Affected
Qualcomm
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Qpopper
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4.0_b14
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Affected