Vulnerability Details : CVE-2004-1808
Extcompose in metamail does not verify the output file before writing to it, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Products affected by CVE-2004-1808
- cpe:2.3:a:metamail_corporation:metamail:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1808
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2004-1808
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2.1
|
LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
3.9
|
2.9
|
NIST |
Vendor statements for CVE-2004-1808
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Red Hat 2009-06-01The Red Hat Security Response Team rated this issue as having low security impact. This issue affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 but due to the low severity will not be fixed. metamail was not shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5.
References for CVE-2004-1808
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