CVE-2004-0881

Low

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.

SeverityLow
CVSS2.1
Exploit probability—
ProductGetmail
PublishedJan 27, 2005
First seenJan 27, 2005

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
getmail getmail2.3.7, 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—
gentoo linux1.4—
slackware slackware_linux9.1, 10.0, current—

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