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TI-2004-02174 Aliases CVE-2004-2303GHSA-5hvr-27m8-r592

MTools Mformat before 3.9.9, when installed setuid root, creates files with…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00631 50th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mtools:mformat:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.1VulnerableMtools
cpe:2.3:a:mtools:mformat:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.2VulnerableMtools
cpe:2.3:a:mtools:mformat:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.3VulnerableMtools
cpe:2.3:a:mtools:mformat:3.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.4VulnerableMtools
cpe:2.3:a:mtools:mformat:3.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.5VulnerableMtools
cpe:2.3:a:mtools:mformat:3.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.6VulnerableMtools
cpe:2.3:a:mtools:mformat:3.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.7VulnerableMtools
cpe:2.3:a:mtools:mformat:3.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.8VulnerableMtools
cpe:2.3:a:mtools:mformat:3.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.9VulnerableMtools
  • cpe:2.3:a:mtools:mformat:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.1 Vulnerable ·Mtools
  • cpe:2.3:a:mtools:mformat:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.2 Vulnerable ·Mtools
  • cpe:2.3:a:mtools:mformat:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.3 Vulnerable ·Mtools
  • cpe:2.3:a:mtools:mformat:3.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.4 Vulnerable ·Mtools
  • cpe:2.3:a:mtools:mformat:3.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.5 Vulnerable ·Mtools
  • cpe:2.3:a:mtools:mformat:3.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.6 Vulnerable ·Mtools
  • cpe:2.3:a:mtools:mformat:3.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.7 Vulnerable ·Mtools
  • cpe:2.3:a:mtools:mformat:3.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.8 Vulnerable ·Mtools
  • cpe:2.3:a:mtools:mformat:3.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.9 Vulnerable ·Mtools

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-2303
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5hvr-27m8-r592
  3. 2026-10-27 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Patch 1

Sources

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