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CVE-2010-0301

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
04/02/2010
Last modified:
11/04/2025

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

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.90 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
6.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2.3.0 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.51b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.51c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.54a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.54b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.55a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.55b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.55c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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