Maildrop Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: gb_maildrop_priv_esc_vuln.nasl 4919 2017-01-02 15:22:45Z cfi $
#
# Maildrop Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.
#
# Authors:
# Madhuri D <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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# (or any later version), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
#
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#
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# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
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tag_impact = "Successful exploitation will allow local users to gain elevated privileges.
  Impact Level: Application.";
tag_affected = "Maildrop version 2.3.0 and prior.";

tag_insight = "The flaw is due to the error in the 'maildrop/main.C', 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.";
tag_solution = "Upgrade to Maildrop version 2.4.0
  For updates refer to http://sourceforge.net/projects/courier/files/";
tag_summary = "This host is installed Maildrop and is prone to Privilege Escalation
  vulnerability";

if(description)
{
  script_id(800292);
  script_version("$Revision: 4919 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-01-02 16:22:45 +0100 (Mon, 02 Jan 2017) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-02-08 10:53:20 +0100 (Mon, 08 Feb 2010)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.9");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-0301");
  script_name("Maildrop Privilege Escalation Vulnerability");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://secunia.com/advisories/38367");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/55980");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2010/Jan/1023515.html");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Privilege escalation");
  script_dependencies("gb_maildrop_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("Maildrop/Linux/Ver");

  script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
  script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
  script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
  script_tag(name : "impact" , value : tag_impact);
  script_tag(name : "affected" , value : tag_affected);

  exit(0);
}


include("version_func.inc");

mailVer = get_kb_item("Maildrop/Linux/Ver");
if(!mailVer){
  exit(0);
}

if(version_is_less_equal(version:mailVer, test_version:"2.3.0")){
  security_message(0);
}