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ghsa-rgff-wqff-xq3q

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-04-29 02:58

Modified

2022-04-29 02:58

Details

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.

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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
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  },
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  "id": "GHSA-rgff-wqff-xq3q",
  "modified": "2022-04-29T02:58:31Z",
  "published": "2022-04-29T02:58:31Z",
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
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cve-2004-0881

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2004-09-24 04:00

Modified

2024-08-08 00:31

Severity ?

Summary

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.

References

▼	URL	Tags
	http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109571883130372&w=2	mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
	http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-553	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
	http://www.qcc.ca/~charlesc/software/getmail-4/CHANGELOG	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-32.xml	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17439	vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	n/a	n/a	Version: n/a

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.

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