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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

2
  • Metamail Corporation/Metamail2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:metamail_corporation:metamail:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:metamail_corporation:metamail:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)

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