PT-2004-3197 · Mtools · Mtools Mformat

Published 2004-12-31 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-2303

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.6

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: MTools Mformat versions prior to 3.9.9

Description: The issue allows local users to read and overwrite files due to world-readable and world-writable permissions set by MTools Mformat when installed setuid root.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 3.9.9, update to version 3.9.9 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider removing the setuid root installation to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-2303

Affected Products

Mtools Mformat

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/23759 · Exploit
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/9746 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-2303 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2303 · Security Note
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:016 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2303 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-2303 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15317 · Note