CVE-2004-1997

Exp

Kolab stores OpenLDAP passwords in plaintext in the slapd.conf file, which may be installed world-readable, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Published: 2004-05-05 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-1997 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.45%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-1997

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1997

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 0.06% 0.45% +0.39%
2 2023-03-07 1.10% 0.06% -1.04%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.10% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1997

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-1997

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1997

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
kolab kolab_groupware_server 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:kolab:kolab_groupware_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kolab kolab_groupware_server 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:kolab:kolab_groupware_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kolab kolab_groupware_server 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:kolab:kolab_groupware_server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kolab kolab_groupware_server 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:kolab:kolab_groupware_server:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kolab kolab_groupware_server 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:kolab:kolab_groupware_server:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kolab kolab_groupware_server 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:kolab:kolab_groupware_server:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kolab kolab_groupware_server 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:kolab:kolab_groupware_server:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openpkg openpkg 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1997

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