CVE-2005-2655

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: 2005-08-30 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2655 is rated High Risk (65.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.48%). EPSS rose +1.08% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2655

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.40% 1.48% +1.08%
2 2025-03-30 0.69% 0.40% -0.29%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.69% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2655

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2655

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-2655

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2005-2655 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (maildrop), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2655
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-2655 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (maildrop), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2655

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2655

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
maildrop maildrop 0.50 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.51 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.51b cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.51b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.51c cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.51c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.54 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.54a cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.54a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.54b cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.54b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.55 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.55a cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.55a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.55b cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.55b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.55c cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.55c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.60 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.61 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.62 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.63 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.64 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.65 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.70 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.71 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.72 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.73 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.74 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.75 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.76 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.99.1 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 0.99.2 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 1.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 1.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 1.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 1.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 1.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 1.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 1.3.9 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2655

URL Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-791 Patch Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence