CVE-2004-1808
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- May 10, 2005
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Reserved
- May 4, 2005
Description
Extcompose in metamail does not verify the output file before writing to it, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 20040312 Metamail 'extcompose' script Symlink Vulnerabilitymailing-list
- 9850vdb-entry
- metamail-extcompose-symlink(15460)vdb-entry
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