Privilege Escalation Flaw in Mailutils by Debian
CVE-2004-0984

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Gnu
Status
Mailutils
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 December 2004

Summary

An unaddressed flaw in the dotlock implementation of Mailutils prior to version 1:0.5-4 on Debian GNU/Linux could enable attackers to gain unauthorized privileges. This could potentially allow malicious actors to exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with elevated rights, compromising the integrity and security of the system in question.

References

http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/m/mailuti...
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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