CVE-2004-2303

NameCVE-2004-2303
DescriptionMTools 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
mtools (PTS)buster4.0.23-1fixed
bullseye4.0.26-1fixed
bookworm4.0.33-1+really4.0.32-1fixed
sid, trixie4.0.43-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
mtoolssource(unstable)3.9.9

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