qpopper 4.0.5 and earlier does not properly drop privileges before processing certain user-supplied files, which allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files as root.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qpopper | Debian | * | 4.0.4 (including) |
| Qpopper | Debian | 4.0.5 (including) | 4.0.5 (including) |
| Qpopper | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Qpopper | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Qpopper | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Qpopper | Ubuntu | feisty | * |