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

published May 10, 2005

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
24.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00329 · 24.6th percentile
Published
2005-05-10T04:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 MAY 04:00Z
    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
    cvelistv5