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CVE-2004-1808

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Extcompose in metamail does not verify the output file before writing to it, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Affected products

• Metamail Corporation Metamail: 2.7

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107910934926062&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9850
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15460
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107910934926062&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9850
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15460

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