DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2303

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2303

    Published: 31 Dec 2004Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2004-2303

    Summary:

    Details: MTools Mformat before 3.9.9, when installed setuid root, creates files with world-readable and world-writable permissions, which allows local users to read and overwrite files.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-2303

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mtools

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/mtools?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.9.9

    Affected versions

    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