The remote host is missing an update for the Debian maildrop package(s) announced via the DSA-791-1 advisory. Max Vozeler discovered that the lockmail program from maildrop does not drop group privileges before executing commands given on the commandline, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary commands with privileges of the group mail
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 14 |
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![]() | DSA-791-1 maildrop - missing privilege release | 30 Aug 200500:00 | – | osv |
![]() | CVE-2005-2655 | 30 Aug 200517:03 | – | osv |
![]() | DTSA-11-1 maildrop - local privilege escalation | 29 Aug 200500:00 | – | osv |
![]() | CVE-2005-2655 | 21 May 202521:17 | – | redhatcve |
![]() | CVE-2005-2655 | 30 Aug 200517:03 | – | cve |
![]() | CAN-2005-2655 | 23 Feb 202417:55 | – | cve |
![]() | CVE-2005-2655 | 30 Aug 200517:03 | – | debiancve |
![]() | Debian DSA-791-1 : maildrop - missing privilege release | 6 Sep 200500:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | CVE-2005-2655 | 30 Aug 200517:03 | – | nvd |
![]() | [SECURITY] [DSA 791-1] New maildrop packages fix arbitrary group mail command execution | 30 Aug 200506:04 | – | debian |
Source | Link |
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debian | www.debian.org/security/2005/DSA-791-1 |
security-tracker | www.security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-791 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55193");
script_cve_id("CVE-2005-2655");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-01-17 22:00:53 +0000 (Thu, 17 Jan 2008)");
script_version("2024-02-01T14:37:10+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-01 14:37:10 +0000 (Thu, 01 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_name("Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-791-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=DEB3\.1");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"DSA-791-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2005/DSA-791-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-791");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'maildrop' package(s) announced via the DSA-791-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Max Vozeler discovered that the lockmail program from maildrop, a simple mail delivery agent with filtering abilities, does not drop group privileges before executing commands given on the commandline, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary commands with privileges of the group mail.
The old stable distribution (woody) is not affected by this problem.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.3-1.1sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.3-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your maildrop package.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'maildrop' package(s) on Debian 3.1.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "DEB3.1") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"maildrop", ver:"1.5.3-1.1sarge1", rls:"DEB3.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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