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CVE-2004-0881
Published: Sep 24, 2004
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20040919 Local root compromise possible with getmail
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
DSA-553
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.qcc.ca/~charlesc/software/getmail-4/CHANGELOG
x_refsource_CONFIRM
GLSA-200409-32
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
getmail-maildir-race-condition(17439)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
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