CVE Catalog
CVE-1999-0006
CriticalCVSS 9.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Very high risk12.33%
96th percentile - higher than 96% of all known CVEs
Summary
Buffer overflow in POP servers based on BSD/Qualcomm's qpopper allows remote attackers to gain root access using a long PASS command.
Risk Assessment
Attackers can remotely take control of the server, leading to serious security breaches and data loss.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the POP server to the latest version that fixes this vulnerability and to monitor logs for unauthorized access attempts.
Original NVD description (English source)
Buffer overflow in POP servers based on BSD/Qualcomm's qpopper allows remote attackers to gain root access using a long PASS command.