CVE-1999-0006
Qualcomm Qpopper — NVD-CWE-Other
CVSS 9.8 CriticalEPSS 8.2%
- CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published: 1998-07-14T04:00:00.000
- Last modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
- Vendors: Qualcomm
- Products: Qpopper
- CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
Buffer overflow in POP servers based on BSD/Qualcomm’s qpopper allows remote attackers to gain root access using a long PASS command.
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No related CWE found.
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Recently Exploited Similar Vulnerabilities
No recent KEV-listed items for this vendor/product.
How to fix CVE-1999-0006
CVE-1999-0006 is a critical severity vulnerability affecting Qualcomm Qpopper.
Description: Buffer overflow in POP servers based on BSD/Qualcomm’s qpopper allows remote attackers to gain root access using a long PASS command. Related CVE by CWENo related CWE found.Top CVE for VendorCVE-1999-0006 (CVSS 9.8)CVE-2000-0342 (CVSS 7.5)CVE-2000-0096 (no score)CVE-2000-0320 (no score)CVE-1999-0427 (no score)CVE-2000-0442 (no score)CVE-1999-1448 (no score)CVE-1999-1016 (no score)CVE-1999-0822 (no score)Recently Exploited Similar VulnerabilitiesNo recent KEV-listed items […]
Exploit Difficulty: EASY
⏱️ Time to exploit: < 1 hour
🛠️ Required skills: Basic web security knowledge
💰 Public exploits: Likely available
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running Qpopper
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Description: Buffer overflow in POP servers based on BSD/Qualcomm’s qpopper allows remote attackers to gain root access using a long PASS command. Related CVE by CWENo related CWE found.Top CVE for VendorCVE-1999-0006 (CVSS 9.8)CVE-2000-0342 (CVSS 7.5)CVE-2000-0096 (no score)CVE-2000-0320 (no score)CVE-1999-0427 (no score)CVE-2000-0442 (no score)CVE-1999-1448 (no score)CVE-1999-1016 (no score)CVE-1999-0822 (no score)Recently Exploited Similar VulnerabilitiesNo recent KEV-listed items […]
Exploit Difficulty: EASY
⏱️ Time to exploit: < 1 hour
🛠️ Required skills: Basic web security knowledge
💰 Public exploits: Likely available
How to Fix:
1 Identify affected systems
- Check if you're running Qpopper
2 Immediate actions
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
3 Verification
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
4 Long-term prevention
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
Exploit Difficulty Assessment
EASY
Time to Exploit: < 1 hour
Skills Required: Basic web security knowledge
Public Exploits: Likely available
Vulnerability Timeline
Jul 14, 1998
Vulnerability Published
CVE details first published to NVD database
Apr 03, 2025
Last Modified
CVE details were updated
Oct 30, 2025
Imported to Database
Added to this CVE tracking system
Detection Rules & IOCs
No specific detection rules generated for this vulnerability type.
No explicit mitigation/advisory links found in references.