MEDIUM
Format string vulnerability in CDE Mailer (dtmail) on Solaris 8 and 9 allows local users to gain privileges via format strings in the argv[0] value
Published Aug 25, 2004
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.45%
Description
Format string vulnerability in CDE Mailer (dtmail) on Solaris 8 and 9 allows local users to gain privileges via format strings in the argv[0] value.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 9.0
- 11.0
- 12.0
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.45% 0.00449
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00449
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00449) | 36.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00449) | 35.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00096) | 24.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 14, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 2, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/57627 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-202.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=132&type=vulnerabilities third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/928598 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11027 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17095 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4030 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/57627 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT | |
| http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-202.shtml | third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC | |
| http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=132&type=vulnerabilities | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/928598 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11027 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17095 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4030 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 25, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Aug 24, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0800
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a