Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-1198 (CCN-4335)

Assigned:2000-04-24
Published:2000-04-24
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-00:15
imap-uw allows local users to deny service to any mailbox

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Apr 19 2000 - 19:54:04 CDT
pop3d/imap DOS (while we're on the subject)

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Apr 20 2000 - 11:23:28 CDT
pop3

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-1197

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-1198

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20000420 pop3d/imap DOS (while we're on the subject)

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20000420 pop3

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 12484
Qpopper Lock File Symlink Local DoS

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 6010
imap-uw IMAP Package POP Predictable Lock File DoS

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
1132

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1132
Multiple Vendor popd Lock File Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
pop-predictable-lockfile(4335)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:qualcomm:qpopper:2.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:qualcomm:qpopper:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:qualcomm:qpopper:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:qualcomm:qpopper:2.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:university_of_washington:imap:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    qualcomm qpopper 2.53
    qualcomm qpopper 3.0
    qualcomm qpopper 3.0
    qualcomm qpopper 2.53
    redhat linux 6.1
    redhat linux 6.2
    freebsd freebsd 4.0
    university_of_washington imap 4.5