CVE-2019-18862 : maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privileg

maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in the url mode.

Published 2019-11-11 16:15:12

Updated 2020-08-24 17:37:01

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Gain privilege

Products affected by CVE-2019-18862

GNU » Mailutils
Versions before (<) 3.8
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.06%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 22 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.6	MEDIUM	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	3.9	6.4	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial
7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.8	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155425/GNU-Mailutils-3.7-Privilege-Escalation.html

GNU Mailutils 3.7 Privilege Escalation ≈ Packet Storm
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-12

GNU Mailutils: Privilege escalation (GLSA 202006-12) — Gentoo security
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/mailutils.git/tree/NEWS

NEWS - mailutils.git - GNU Mailutils
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