maildrop up to 0.63 main.C access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in maildrop up to 0.63. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file main.C. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2010-0301. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in maildrop up to 0.63. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file main.C. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 02/04/2010 as Bug 559681 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-0301 since 01/12/2010. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44845 (Debian DSA-1981-1 : maildrop - privilege escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175060 (Debian Security Update for Maildrop (DSA-1981)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (55980), Tenable (44845), Secunia (SA38367†), SecurityTracker (ID 1023515†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24906†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

• maildrop

Version

• 0.1
• 0.2
• 0.3
• 0.4
• 0.5
• 0.6
• 0.7
• 0.8
• 0.9
• 0.10
• 0.11
• 0.12
• 0.13
• 0.14
• 0.15
• 0.16
• 0.17
• 0.18
• 0.19
• 0.20
• 0.21
• 0.22
• 0.23
• 0.24
• 0.25
• 0.26
• 0.27
• 0.28
• 0.29
• 0.30
• 0.31
• 0.32
• 0.33
• 0.34
• 0.35
• 0.36
• 0.37
• 0.38
• 0.39
• 0.40
• 0.41
• 0.42
• 0.43
• 0.44
• 0.45
• 0.46
• 0.47
• 0.48
• 0.49
• 0.50
• 0.51
• 0.52
• 0.53
• 0.54
• 0.55
• 0.56
• 0.57
• 0.58
• 0.59
• 0.60
• 0.61
• 0.62
• 0.63

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 44845
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1981-1 : maildrop - privilege escalation
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OpenVAS ID: 66774
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1981-1 (maildrop)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/26/2009 🔍
01/12/2010 +47 days 🔍
01/28/2010 +16 days 🔍
01/28/2010 +0 days 🔍
02/04/2010 +7 days 🔍
02/04/2010 +0 days 🔍
02/23/2010 +19 days 🔍
02/24/2010 +1 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1848 days 🔍
04/30/2026 +4060 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 559681
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0301 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0301
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51740
X-Force: 55980
Secunia: 38367 - maildrop Privilege Escalation Security Issue, Not Critical
SecurityTracker: 1023515 - Maildrop Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Group Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 24906 - Maildrop \x3C\x3D 2.3.0 .mailfilter File Root Gid Local Privileges Escalation Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/30/2026 00:47
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (60), 02/21/2017 17:14 (14), 09/01/2021 04:24 (3), 02/01/2025 21:43 (16), 04/30/2026 00:47 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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