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Status published
Medium
CVE-2010-0301
main.C in maildrop 2.3.0 and earlier, when run by root...
Vulnerability Description
main.C in maildrop 2.3.0 and earlier, when run by root with the -d option, uses the gid of root for execution of the .mailfilter file in a user's home directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted file.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1981
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=564601
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38374
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126468618017829&w=2
- http://www.courier-mta.org/maildrop/changelog.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55980
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126468324913920&w=2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559681
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126468551017070&w=2
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023515
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38367
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126462927918840&w=2
Affected Vendor
maildrop
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maildrop
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.50, 0.51, 0.51b, 0.51c, 0.54, 0.54a, 0.54b, 0.55, 0.55a, 0.55b, 0.55c, 0.60, 0.61, 0.62, 0.63, 0.64, 0.65, 0.70, 0.71, 0.72, 0.73, 0.74, 0.75, 0.76, 0.99.1, 0.99.2, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.3.3, 1.3.4, 1.3.5, 1.3.6, 1.3.7, 1.3.8, 1.3.9, 1.4.0, 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 1.7.0, 1.8.1, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.1, 2.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 4th, 2010
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.