CVE-2001-1046

Buffer overflow in qpopper (aka qpop or popper) 4.0 through 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a long username.

Published: 2001-06-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-1046 is rated High Risk (67.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.91%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1046

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 0.96% 1.91% +0.95%
2 2025-03-30 1.48% 0.96% -0.53%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.48% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1046

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-2001-1046

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1046

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qualcomm qpopper 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qpopper 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qpopper 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:qpopper:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1046

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