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.
Published: 2004-09-24
Score: 1.2 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2004-0878 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.
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Gentoo Linux
Getmail Getmail
Slackware Slackware Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:31:47.817Z

Reserved: 2004-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-0880

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-01-27T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-0880

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