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CVE-2004-2303
MTools Mformat before 3.9.9, when installed setuid root, creates files...
Vulnerability Description
MTools Mformat before 3.9.9, when installed setuid root, creates files with world-readable and world-writable permissions, which allows local users to read and overwrite files.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
mtools
View all reports →Affected Software
mformat
Vulnerable Versions:
3.9.1, 3.9.2, 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 3.9.8, 3.9.9
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 16th, 2005
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.