UBUNTU-CVE-2010-0301

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2010-0301

    Published: 4 Feb 2010Last Modified: 16 Jul 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2010-0301

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-0301, http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1981, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0301

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: maildrop

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7.1-1

    Affected versions

    2.6.0-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High