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CVE-2004-0880

getmail 4.x before 4.2.0, when run as root, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an mbox file.

Published 22 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
1.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 24%
Public exploits
0
none known

getmail 4.x before 4.2.0, when run as root, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an mbox file.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.01.2AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=109571883130372&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2004/dsa-553 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • qcc.ca /~charlesc/software/getmail-4/CHANGELOG · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/glsa-200409-32.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/17437 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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