CVE-2010-0301

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-02-04 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

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.

Affected products

Maildrop: through 2.3.0; 0.50, 0.51, 0.51b, 0.51c, 0.54, 0.54a (+49)

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=564601
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126462927918840&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126468324913920&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126468551017070&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126468618017829&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/38367
http://secunia.com/advisories/38374
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023515
http://www.courier-mta.org/maildrop/changelog.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1981
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559681
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55980

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