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
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1981 ↗
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=564601 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38374 ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126468618017829&w=2 ↗
- http://www.courier-mta.org/maildrop/changelog.html ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55980 ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126468324913920&w=2 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559681 ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126468551017070&w=2 ↗
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023515 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38367 ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126462927918840&w=2 ↗