CVE-2010-0301

main.C in maildrop 2.3.0 and earlier, 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, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted file.

Published: 2010-02-04 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-0301 is rated Low Risk (39.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.42%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0301

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 0.05% 0.42% +0.37%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-0301

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-0301

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-0301

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2010-0301 low 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-2010-0301
gentoo high CVE-2010-0301: 1 GLSA(s) (201009-02), 1 atom(s) (mail-filter/maildrop); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-0301
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0301
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-0301 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (maildrop), 23 status rows across 23 suites (artful, bionic, dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): ignored 19, not-affected 2, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-0301

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-0301

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
maildrop maildrop <= 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 1.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 1.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 1.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maildrop maildrop 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:maildrop:maildrop:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-0301

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