Buffer Overflow in Qpopper Affects Local User Security

CVE-2002-0889

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Qpopper versions 4.0.4 and earlier due to improper handling of input arguments in the user's .qpopper-options configuration file. This weakness can be exploited by local users who provide excessively long 'bulldir' arguments, potentially leading to denial of service or arbitrary code execution within the vulnerable application.

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