Is CVE-2005-2655 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-2655 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-2655?

CVE-2005-2655 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-2655?

CVE-2005-2655 has an EPSS score of 1.48% (71th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2655?

Upgrade maildrop on debian 11 to 2.0.2-7 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-2655

HIGHEPSS 71th pctl

10.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

maildropDebian

Fixed in:2.0.2-7CVE-2005-2655

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.48%probability of exploitation in 30 days

71stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 71% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

debian.org

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