LOW
Mailmgr 1.2.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/mailmgr.unsort, (2) /tmp/mailmgr.tmp, or (3) /tmp/mailmgr.sort
Published Mar 18, 2004
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.33%
Description
Mailmgr 1.2.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/mailmgr.unsort, (2) /tmp/mailmgr.tmp, or (3) /tmp/mailmgr.sort.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.33% 0.00329
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00329
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00329) | 23.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00329) | 24.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 22.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107665013714517&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9654 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15203 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107665013714517&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9654 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15203 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 18, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 17, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0283
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a