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CVE-2005-1151
qpopper 4.0.5 and earlier does not properly drop privileges before processing certain user-supplied files, which allows local users to…
High7.2EPSS 0.36%
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- debian
Description
qpopper 4.0.5 and earlier does not properly drop privileges before processing certain user-supplied files, which allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files as root.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.36% · top 70% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 15505 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 15478 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90622 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- DSA-728 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 15475 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200505-17 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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