CVE-2004-0881
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Sep 24, 2004
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Reserved
- Sep 21, 2004
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- 20040919 Local root compromise possible with getmailmailing-list
- DSA-553vendor-advisory
- http://www.qcc.ca/~charlesc/software/getmail-4/CHANGELOG
- GLSA-200409-32vendor-advisory
- getmail-maildir-race-condition(17439)vdb-entry
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