CVE-2004-0881 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can write arbitrary files via symlink attacks when getmail runs as root, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-0881?
CVE-2004-0881 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Gentoo Linux, published on 24 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0881?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Gentoo Linux, Getmail Getmail, Slackware Slackware Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0881?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2004-0881 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0881 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gentoo Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rgff-wqff-xq3q.