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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-0881 · published 27 January 2005

CVE-2004-0881: Getmail vulnerability

Getmail · Getmail

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.

2.1 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 0.39% · top 66.1%
2.1CVSS 2.0 base score
0.39%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109571883130372&w=2
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-32.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-553
http://www.qcc.ca/~charlesc/software/getmail-4/CHANGELOG
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17439
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109571883130372&w=2
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-32.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-553
http://www.qcc.ca/~charlesc/software/getmail-4/CHANGELOG
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17439

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-0881), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-11-14). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.