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TI-2005-02519 Aliases CVE-2005-2655GHSA-mjj8-2wvx-jfh5

lockmail in maildrop before 1.5.3 does not drop privileges before executing commands…

Priority MEDIUM 46Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01481 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 44

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.50VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.51VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.51b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.51bVulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.51c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.51cVulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.54VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.54a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.54aVulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.54b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.54bVulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.55VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.55a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.55aVulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.55b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.55bVulnerableMaildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.50 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.51 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.51b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.51b Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.51c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.51c Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.54 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.54a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.54a Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.54b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.54b Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.55 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.55a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.55a Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.55b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.55b Vulnerable ·Maildrop
Show 34 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.55c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.55cVulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.60VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.61VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.62VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.63VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.64VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.65VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.70VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.71VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.72VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.73VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.74VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.75VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.76VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.1VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.2VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.0VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.3VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.4VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.5VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.6VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.7VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.8VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.9VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1VulnerableMaildrop
cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2VulnerableMaildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.55c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.55c Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.60 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.61 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.62 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.63 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.64 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.65 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.70 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.71 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.72 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.73 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.74 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.75 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.76 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.1 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.2 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.3 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.4 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.5 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.6 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.7 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.8 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.9 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·Maildrop
  • cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·Maildrop

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2655
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mjj8-2wvx-jfh5

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2010-00288 main.C in maildrop 2.3.0 and earlier, when run by root with the -d option, uses the gid… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9

Sources

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