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CVE-2019-18862
CVE-2019-18862
PUBLISHED
maidag in GNU Mailutils before 3.8 is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in the url mode.
EPSS 0.72% · 73.0th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.72%
73.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | mailutils | 1:3.17-1.1build3, 1:3.16-1, 1:3.17-1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | mailutils | *, 1:2.99.99-1ubuntu1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | mailutils | 1:3.6-1build1, 1:3.7-2, 1:3.7-2.1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | mailutils | 0, 1:2.99.98-1.1, 1:2.99.98-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mailutils | 1:3.13-1, 0, 1:3.11.1-5build1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | mailutils | *, 0, 1:3.18-1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | mailutils | 0, 1:3.4-1, 1:3.3-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/mailutils.git/tree/NEWS (circl)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155425/GNU-Mailutils-3.7-Privilege-Escalation.html (circl)
- GLSA-202006-12 (circl)
- GNU Mailutils 3.7 - Privilege Escalation Exploit (0day-today)
- GNU Mailutils 3.7 - Privilege Escalation Exploit (0day-today)
Timeline
- Nov 11, 2019 CVE Published
- Nov 22, 2019 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-18862 third-party-advisory
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/mailutils.git/tree/NEWS third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-18862 third-party-advisory