Overview
- 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.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 2.1
- Impact score
- 2.9
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- NVD-CWE-Other
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Vendor comments
- Red HatThe Red Hat Security Response Team rated this issue as having low security impact. This issue affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 but due to the low severity will not be fixed. metamail was not shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5.
Configurations
[
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:metamail_corporation:metamail:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "9FB66F00-DC88-4FB0-83D9-B643EC09B37E"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]