CVE-2010-0301
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (37th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2010-0332)
- Published
- February 4, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-0332 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- maildrop / maildrop
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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(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38374(Vendor Advisory)
- 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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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