CVE-2004-0881
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.
Published:Sep 24, 2004
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Sep 24, 2004
EPSS Score:0.00088
CVSS Score:2.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Gentoo
Product
Linux
Gentoo
Linux
Vendor
Getmail
Product
Getmail
Getmail
Getmail
Vendor
Slackware
Product
Slackware Linux
Slackware
Slackware Linux
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
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
