CVE catalog

CVE-2005-2655

maildrop: CVE-2005-2655

Severity: High
Published: Aug 29, 2005, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.48% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	maildrop	sid	`4.0.4-1`	fixed
Debian	maildrop	forky	`4.0.4-1`	fixed
Debian	maildrop	trixie	`3.1.8-2`	fixed
Debian	maildrop	bookworm	`2.9.3-2.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	maildrop	source	sid	`2.0.2-7`	medium	Not reported	[325135]
Debian	maildrop	source	forky	`2.0.2-7`	medium	Not reported	[325135]
Debian	maildrop	source	trixie	`2.0.2-7`	medium	Not reported	[325135]
Debian	maildrop	source	bookworm	`2.0.2-7`	medium	Not reported	[325135]

[Debian bug #325135]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[maildrop]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2.9.3-2.1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.2-7
  dsa · maildrop · debian · bookworm; dsa · maildrop · debian · 12
- 2.9.3-2.1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.2-7
  dsa · maildrop · debian · bookworm; dsa · maildrop · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[maildrop]Fixed
Source package: [maildrop]
Details (2)
- 3.1.8-2+b1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.2-7
  dsa · maildrop · debian · 13
- 3.1.8-2+b1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.2-7
  dsa · maildrop · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:02:38 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]