CVE-2004-0880

N/A Unknown
Published: January 27, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109571883130372&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-32.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-553
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.qcc.ca/~charlesc/software/getmail-4/CHANGELOG
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17437
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109571883130372&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-32.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-553
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.qcc.ca/~charlesc/software/getmail-4/CHANGELOG
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17437
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
27th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

slackware gentoo getmail