Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 1.2/10
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109571883130372&w=2
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-32.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-553
- http://www.qcc.ca/~charlesc/software/getmail-4/CHANGELOG
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17437
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109571883130372&w=2
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-32.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-553
- http://www.qcc.ca/~charlesc/software/getmail-4/CHANGELOG
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17437
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 27, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified