CVE-2010-0301
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 36.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2010-02-04 18:00Z16 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 00:45Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-01-12
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- fe87d534672f9087806a7fb9b96d7e92effbacb86ce14b20bdcdcb81541bf7d4
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.debian.orgDSA-1981http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1981
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=564601
- secunia.com38374http://secunia.com/advisories/38374
- marc.info[oss-security] 20100128 Re: CVE id request: maildrophttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126468618017829&w=2
- www.courier-mta.orghttp://www.courier-mta.org/maildrop/changelog.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.commaildrop-group-priv-escalation(55980)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55980
- marc.info[oss-security] 20100128 Re: CVE id request: maildrophttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126468324913920&w=2
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559681
- marc.info[oss-security] 20100128 Re: CVE id request: maildrophttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126468551017070&w=2
- securitytracker.com1023515http://securitytracker.com/id?1023515
- secunia.com38367http://secunia.com/advisories/38367
- marc.info[oss-security] 20100127 CVE id request: maildrophttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126462927918840&w=2
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- maildrop Fixed in 2.2.0-3.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- maildrop Fixed in 2.2.0-3.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- maildrop Fixed in 2.2.0-3.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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