CVE-2000-1198 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2000-1198

qpopper POP server creates lock files with predictable names, which...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

qpopper
Vulnerable Versions:
2.53, 3.0

Timeline

Official Publish: September 12th, 2001
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 17th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.