CVE-2010-0301

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-0301
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-02-04 20:15:23 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionmain.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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.50 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.51 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.51b All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.51c All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.54 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.54a All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.54b All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.55 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.55a All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.55b All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.55c All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.60 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.61 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.62 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.63 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.64 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.65 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.70 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.71 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.72 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.73 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.74 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.75 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.76 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.99.1 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 0.99.2 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 1.0 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 1.1 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 1.2 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 1.2.1 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 1.2.2 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 1.3.0 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 1.3.1 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 1.3.3 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 1.3.4 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 1.3.5 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 1.3.6 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 1.3.7 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 1.3.8 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 1.3.9 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 1.4.0 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 1.5.0 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 1.5.1 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 1.5.2 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 1.6.2 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 1.6.3 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 1.7.0 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 1.8.1 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 2.0.0 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 2.0.1 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 2.0.2 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 2.0.3 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 2.0.4 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 2.1 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop 2.2 All All All
Application Maildrop Maildrop All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian update for maildrop - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
'Re: [oss-security] CVE id request: maildrop' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
#564601 - possible problems when switching UID/GIDs in delivery mode when run as root - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
maildrop ChangeLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.courier-mta.org
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Maildrop Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Group Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1981-1 maildrop af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
'Re: [oss-security] CVE id request: maildrop' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
'[oss-security] CVE id request: maildrop' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
'Re: [oss-security] CVE id request: maildrop' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
maildrop Privilege Escalation Security Issue - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
559681 – (CVE-2010-0301) CVE-2010-0301 maildrop: does not drop supplimentary groups when dropping privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
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