Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 31, 2001· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2000-1198

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.

Affected products

Qualcomm/Qpopper2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:2.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:2.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/1132nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
marc.infonvdMailing List
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