VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-2655
lockmail in maildrop before 1.5.3 does not drop privileges before executing commands, which allows local users to gain privileges via command line arguments.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 1.48%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
lockmail in maildrop before 1.5.3 does not drop privileges before executing commands, which allows local users to gain privileges via command line arguments.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.48% probability · 72th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- maildrop/maildrop
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-791Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-791Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.