Maildrop Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Group Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1023515 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1023515
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2010-0301
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Feb 9 2010
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Original Entry Date: Jan 28 2010
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Impact:
Root access via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 2.3.0
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Maildrop. A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
On systems where the mail directory does not use the sticky bit, the '-d' command switch does not properly change the group privileges. A local user can obtain root group privileges.
The vulnerability resides in 'maildrop/main.C'.
Christoph Anton Mitterer reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A local user can obtain root group privileges on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a source code fix.
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Vendor URL: www.courier-mta.org/maildrop/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:14:37 +0000
Subject: Maildrop
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http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=564601
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