# CVE-2005-3098: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can modify arbitrary files and gain privileges via the trace file argument in Qualcomm qpopper.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Sep 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j3j3-95qf-wg27

## What is CVE-2005-3098?

CVE-2005-3098 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Sep 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3098?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qualcomm Qpopper.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-3098?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3098 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-3098 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-3098 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Qpopper 4.0.8 (Linux) - 'poppassd' Local Privilege Escalation (exploitdb)
- Qpopper 4.0.8 (FreeBSD) - Local Privilege Escalation (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2003-0143](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0143/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2001-1046](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1046/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-1999-0822](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0822/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-1999-0006](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0006/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2000-0442](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0442/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-3098 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-3098 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Sep 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-3098 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3098/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3098/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3098
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3098
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-3098

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3098/
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