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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade qpopper | Dec 10, 2025 | Nov 7, 2005 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-mail/qpopper. | Oct 30, 2017 | May 25, 2005 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade qpopper | Feb 17, 2015 | May 25, 2005 |
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