Qualcomm QPopper 'poppassd' Privilege Elevation Vulnerability
7
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
12/31/2003
07/25/2018
11/01/2004
07/15/2012
Description
The 'poppassd' binary shipped with QPopper fails to ensure that its path is set correctly before executing external programs. Because this binary is setuid root, a local attacker can take advantage of this vulnerability to gain root privileges.
Solution(s)
- pop-qpopper-poppassd-privilege-elevation-workaround
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