Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2004· Updated Jun 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.
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Affected products
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- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:a:metamail_corporation:metamail:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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