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    CVE-2004-0880

    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:Sep 24, 2004
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Sep 24, 2004
    EPSS Score:0.00098
    CVSS Score:1.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gentoo
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Getmail
    Product
    Getmail
    Vendor
    Slackware
    Product
    Slackware Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High