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Status published
Low
CVE-2004-0880
getmail 4.x before 4.2.0, when run as root, allows local...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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CVE-2004-0881
getmail 4.x before 4.2.0, and other versions before 3.2.5, when...
Low
2.1
Affected Vendor
getmail
View all reports →Affected Software
getmail, linux, slackware linux
Vulnerable Versions:
2.3.7, 3.x, 4.0, 4.0.0_b10, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.0.7, 4.0.8, 4.0.9, 4.0.10, 4.0.11, 4.0.12, 4.0.13, 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 1.4, 9.1, 10.0, current
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 24th, 2004
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.