CVE-2004-0881

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.

Published: 2005-01-27 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0881 is rated Low Risk (15.1/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0881

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.03%
2 2023-03-07 0.95% 0.04% -0.91%
3 2022-02-04 — 0.95% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0881

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0881

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0881

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2004-0881: 1 GLSA(s) (200409-32), 1 atom(s) (net-mail/getmail); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2004-0881

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0881

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
getmail getmail 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 3.x cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:3.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.0_b10 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.0_b10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
getmail getmail 4.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:getmail:getmail:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo linux 1.4 cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slackware slackware_linux 9.1 cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slackware slackware_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slackware slackware_linux current cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:current:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0881

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