CVE-2001-1487 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 21 Jun 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files and execute commands as the pop user via a symlink attack on the trace file option.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2001-1487?

CVE-2001-1487 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

popauth utility in Qualcomm Qpopper 4.0 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and execute commands as the pop user via a symlink attack on the -trace file option.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1487?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Qualcomm Qpopper.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1487?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1487 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2001-1487 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1487 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rvjm-fwh9-c97h.