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CVE-2004-1997

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-1997 describes a vulnerability in Kolab and OpenPKG where OpenLDAP passwords are stored in plaintext within the slapd.conf file, which could be world-readable. This allows local users to gain privileges on affected Kolab Groupware Server and OpenPKG installations. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kolab:kolab_groupware_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kolab:kolab_groupware_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kolab:kolab_groupware_server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kolab:kolab_groupware_server:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kolab:kolab_groupware_server:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
36.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0045 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 3,048 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/11560
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/16068
erfrakon.de / projects/kolab/download/kolab-server-1.0/src/Changelog
kolab.org / pipermail/kolab-users/2004-April/000215.html
ExploitVendor Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
osvdb.org / 5898
securityfocus.com / bid/10277
PatchVendor Advisory