CVE-2001-1487
popauth utility in Qualcomm Qpopper 4.0 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2001-1487- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2001-1487- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-1465 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2001-1465- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rvjm-fwh9-c97h No score
popauth utility in Qualcomm Qpopper 4.0 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...
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.
- Record
GHSA-rvjm-fwh9-c97h- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | QPopper 4.0.x - PopAuth Trace File Shell Command Execution | 2001-12-18 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-1487 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Qualcomm Qpopper, published December 31, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.