CVE-2000-0442 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.3% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.35% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-05-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| qualcomm | qpopper |
| sun | cobalt raq 2 |
| sun | cobalt raq 3i |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Cobalt RaQ 2.0/3.0 / qpopper 2.52/2.53 - 'EUIDL' Format String Input | 2000-05-24 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0267.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_51.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1242
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0267.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_51.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1242
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