Back
CVE-2004-2303
MTools Mformat before 3.9.9, when installed setuid root, creates files with world-readable and world-writable permissions, which allows…
Low3.6EPSS 0.63%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.63% · top 50% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
Loading the EPSS history…
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- MDKSA-2004:016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- mtools-mformat-insecure-permissions(15317) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 9746 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Badge for a README or a ticket
[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2004-2303)Record last updated .