Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2004· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2004-1808
CVE-2004-1808
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
1- cpe:2.3:a:metamail_corporation:metamail:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
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