CVE-2004-0881

getmail 4.x before 4.2.0, and other versions before 3.2.5, when run as root, allows local users to write files in arbitrary directories via a symlink attack on subdirectories in the maildir.

CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109571883130372&w=2
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-32.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-553
http://www.qcc.ca/~charlesc/software/getmail-4/CHANGELOG
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17439

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:2.3.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:3.x:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.0_b10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.12:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.13:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.1.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.1.5:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:current:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2005-01-27 05:00

Updated : 2023-12-10 10:28

NVD link : CVE-2004-0881

Mitre link : CVE-2004-0881

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2004-0881

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gentoo

linux

getmail

getmail

slackware

slackware_linux

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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