CVE-1999-0822

Exp

Buffer overflow in Qpopper (qpop) 3.0 allows remote root access via AUTH command.

Published: 1999-11-30 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-0822 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.90%, 91th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-1999-0822

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19646 exploit_db edb 1999-11-30 Exploit-DB ↗
19645 exploit_db edb 1999-11-30 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0822

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 7.25% 4.90% -2.35%
2 2025-03-30 17.28% 7.25% -10.03%
3 2025-03-29 — 17.28% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-0822

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-0822

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-0822

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qualcomm qpopper 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qpopper 3.0b20 cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:3.0b20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-0822

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