LOW
MTools Mformat before 3.9.9, when installed setuid root, creates files with world-readable and world-writable permissions, which allows local users to read and overwrite files
Published Aug 16, 2005
3.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.63%
Description
MTools Mformat before 3.9.9, when installed setuid root, creates files with world-readable and world-writable permissions, which allows local users to read and overwrite files.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 3.9.1
- 3.9.2
- 3.9.3
- 3.9.4
- 3.9.5
- 3.9.6
- 3.9.7
- 3.9.8
- 3.9.9
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.
3.6 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.63% 0.00631
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00631
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 | 0.63% (0.00631) | 48.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.63% (0.00631) | 45.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 49.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 74.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:016 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9746 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15317 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:016 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9746 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15317 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 16, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Aug 16, 2005
Link CVE-2004-2303
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a