HIGH
lockmail in maildrop before 1.5.3 does not drop privileges before executing commands, which allows local users to gain privileges via command line arguments
Published Aug 30, 2005
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.48%
Description
lockmail in maildrop before 1.5.3 does not drop privileges before executing commands, which allows local users to gain privileges via command line arguments.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 0.50
- 0.51
- 0.51b
- 0.51c
- 0.54
- 0.54a
- 0.54b
- 0.55
- 0.55a
- 0.55b
- 0.55c
- 0.60
- 0.61
- 0.62
- 0.63
- 0.64
- 0.65
- 0.70
- 0.71
- 0.72
- 0.73
- 0.74
- 0.75
- 0.76
- 0.99.1
- 0.99.2
- 1.0
- 1.1
- 1.2
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.4
- 1.3.5
- 1.3.6
- 1.3.7
- 1.3.8
- 1.3.9
- 1.4.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.48% 0.01481
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01481
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.48% (0.01481) | 72.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.48% (0.01481) | 70.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.40% (0.00397) | 58.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 24.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 22.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 18.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 28.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (1)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-791 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-791 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Aug 30, 2005
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Aug 22, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2655
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a