The remote host is missing an update to maildrop announced via advisory DSA 791-1. The lockmail program from maildrop, a 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 under group mail privileges
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 9 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | [SECURITY] [DSA 791-1] New maildrop packages fix arbitrary group mail command execution | 30 Aug 200506:04 | – | debian |
![]() | [SECURITY] [DSA 791-1] New maildrop packages fix arbitrary group mail command execution | 30 Aug 200506:04 | – | debian |
![]() | CVE-2005-2655 | 30 Aug 200517:03 | – | cve |
![]() | CVE-2005-2655 | 30 Aug 200517:03 | – | debiancve |
![]() | CVE-2005-2655 | 30 Aug 200504:00 | – | cvelist |
![]() | CVE-2005-2655 | 30 Aug 200500:00 | – | ubuntucve |
![]() | Debian DSA-791-1 : maildrop - missing privilege release | 6 Sep 200500:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | CVE-2005-2655 | 30 Aug 200517:03 | – | nvd |
![]() | Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-791-1) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: deb_791_1.nasl 6616 2017-07-07 12:10:49Z cfischer $
# Description: Auto-generated from advisory DSA 791-1
#
# Authors:
# Thomas Reinke <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2007 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com
# Text descriptions are largerly excerpted from the referenced
# advisory, and are Copyright (c) the respective author(s)
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
# as published by the Free Software Foundation
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
#
include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_solution = "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.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20791-1";
tag_summary = "The remote host is missing an update to maildrop
announced via advisory DSA 791-1.
Max Vozeler discoveredt hat 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 under with group
mail privileges.
The old stable distribution (woody) is not affected by this problem.";
if(description)
{
script_id(55193);
script_version("$Revision: 6616 $");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-07-07 14:10:49 +0200 (Fri, 07 Jul 2017) $");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-01-17 23:00:53 +0100 (Thu, 17 Jan 2008)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2005-2655");
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 (maildrop)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2005 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com");
script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages");
script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
#
# The script code starts here
#
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
res = "";
report = "";
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"maildrop", ver:"1.5.3-1.1sarge1", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if (report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
}
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