16811 : Qpopper Unspecified Privileged File Creation
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Disclosure

May 23, 2005

Discovery

Unknown

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Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

Qpopper contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. The issue is triggered when Qpopper fails to set a proper umask for its process, causing it to create unspecified group- and world-writable files which could contribute to further attacks including privilege escalation.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation, Misconfiguration, Race Condition
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Rumored / Private
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.08 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. In addition, Gentoo and Debian have released patches for some older versions.

Products

QUALCOMM Incorporated
Watch-list
Qpopper
Watch-list
3.0.2
3.1
4.0.4
4.0.5
4.0.7
4.0.6
4.0.3
3.1.2
3.0
3.0.1

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