Unknown vulnerability in the dotlock implementation in mailutils before 1:0.5-4 on Debian…
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Unknown vulnerability in the dotlock implementation in mailutils before 1:0.5-4 on Debian GNU/Linux allows attackers to gain privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0042 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0984
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-42p2-qc2h-pmf5
References
More GNU Mailutils vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-02726 Format string vulnerability in search.c in the imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.6 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-01445 Format string vulnerability in imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.5 and 0.6, and other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-01442 Buffer overflow in the header_get_field_name function in header.c for GNU Mailutils 0.5… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-01443 Integer overflow in the fetch_io function of the imap4d server in GNU Mailutils 0.5 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-13595 maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in the url mode. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2005-01731 The sql_escape_string function in auth/sql.c for the mailutils SQL authentication module… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2004-0984 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0984 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-42p2-qc2h-pmf5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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