CVE Catalog
CVE-1999-0822
HighExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Very high risk4.90%
91th percentile - higher than 91% of all known CVEs
Summary
Buffer overflow in Qpopper (qpop) version 3.0 allows remote root access via AUTH command.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can gain full administrative privileges, posing a serious security threat to the system.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update Qpopper to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
Original NVD description (English source)
Buffer overflow in Qpopper (qpop) 3.0 allows remote root access via AUTH command.