CVE-2004-0984

Unknown vulnerability in the dotlock implementation in mailutils before 1:0.5-4 on Debian GNU/Linux allows attackers to gain privileges.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0984 is rated Moderate Risk (40.8/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.42%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0984

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 2026-06-15 0.05% 0.42% +0.37%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0984

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0984

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0984

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2004-0984 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (mailutils), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0984
ubuntu medium CVE-2004-0984 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mailutils), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-0984

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0984

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnu mailutils <= 1.0.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0984

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