CVE-2004-1808 describes a symlink attack vulnerability in the "Extcompose" component of metamail. This flaw allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files because the software fails to verify the output file before writing. With a CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N), it indicates low severity, requiring local access and resulting in potential data integrity impact (file overwrite) but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted or discussed vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:metamail_corporation:metamail:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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