CVE-2005-3098
poppassd in Qualcomm qpopper 4.0.8 allows local users to modify arbitrary files and gain privileges via the -t (trace file) command line…
- 4.6MediumCVSS base score
- 0.58%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 52% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
poppassd in Qualcomm qpopper 4.0.8 allows local users to modify arbitrary files and gain privileges via the -t (trace file) command line argument.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
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Exploit-DB2 entries
- Qpopper 4.0.8 (Linux) - 'poppassd' Local Privilege Escalation (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 1229local, linuxpublished 24 Sept 2005Verified
- Qpopper 4.0.8 (FreeBSD) - Local Privilege Escalation (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 1230local, bsdpublished 24 Sept 2005Verified
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Timeline
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Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.58% · top 52% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
4
- 14944 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 16935 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2005-1844 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20050924 It's time for some warez - Qpopper poppassd local r00t exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-3098 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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