UBUNTU-CVE-2019-18862

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-18862
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-18862.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-18862
Upstream
Published
2019-11-11T16:15:00Z
Modified
2026-01-20T17:06:12.040473Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
mailutils

Package

Name
mailutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mailutils@1:2.99.98-1.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:2.*
1:2.99.98-1
1:2.99.98-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.99.98-1.1",
            "binary_name": "libmailutils-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.99.98-1.1",
            "binary_name": "libmailutils4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.99.98-1.1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.99.98-1.1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.99.98-1.1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-comsatd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.99.98-1.1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-guile"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.99.98-1.1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-imap4d"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.99.98-1.1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-mh"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.99.98-1.1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-pop3d"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.99.98-1.1",
            "binary_name": "python-mailutils"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-18862.json"
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
mailutils

Package

Name
mailutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mailutils@1:2.99.99-1ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:2.*
1:2.99.98-2build2
1:2.99.99-1ubuntu1
1:2.99.99-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.99.99-1ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "libmailutils-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.99.99-1ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "libmailutils4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.99.99-1ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "mailutils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.99.99-1ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.99.99-1ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-comsatd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.99.99-1ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-guile"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.99.99-1ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-imap4d"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.99.99-1ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-mh"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.99.99-1ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-pop3d"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.99.99-1ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "python-mailutils"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-18862.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
mailutils

Package

Name
mailutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mailutils@1:3.4-1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:3.*
1:3.1.1-1
1:3.3-1
1:3.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.4-1",
            "binary_name": "libmailutils-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.4-1",
            "binary_name": "libmailutils5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.4-1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.4-1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.4-1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-comsatd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.4-1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-guile"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.4-1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-imap4d"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.4-1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-mh"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.4-1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-pop3d"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.4-1",
            "binary_name": "python-mailutils"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-18862.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
mailutils

Package

Name
mailutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mailutils@1:3.7-2.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:3.*
1:3.6-1build1
1:3.7-1
1:3.7-2
1:3.7-2ubuntu1
1:3.7-2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.7-2.1",
            "binary_name": "libmailutils-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.7-2.1",
            "binary_name": "libmailutils6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.7-2.1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.7-2.1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.7-2.1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-comsatd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.7-2.1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-guile"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.7-2.1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-imap4d"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.7-2.1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-mh"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.7-2.1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-pop3d"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.7-2.1",
            "binary_name": "python3-mailutils"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-18862.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
mailutils

Package

Name
mailutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mailutils@1:3.14-1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:3.*
1:3.11.1-5build1
1:3.13-1
1:3.14-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.14-1",
            "binary_name": "libmailutils-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.14-1",
            "binary_name": "libmailutils8"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.14-1",
            "binary_name": "libmu-dbm8"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.14-1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.14-1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.14-1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-comsatd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.14-1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-guile"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.14-1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-imap4d"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.14-1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-mda"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.14-1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-mh"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.14-1",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-pop3d"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.14-1",
            "binary_name": "python3-mailutils"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-18862.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
mailutils

Package

Name
mailutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mailutils@1:3.17-1.1build3?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:3.*
1:3.16-1
1:3.16-1build1
1:3.17-1
1:3.17-1.1build2
1:3.17-1.1build3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.17-1.1build3",
            "binary_name": "libmailutils-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.17-1.1build3",
            "binary_name": "libmailutils9t64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.17-1.1build3",
            "binary_name": "libmu-dbm9t64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.17-1.1build3",
            "binary_name": "mailutils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.17-1.1build3",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.17-1.1build3",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-comsatd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.17-1.1build3",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-guile"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.17-1.1build3",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-imap4d"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.17-1.1build3",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-mda"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.17-1.1build3",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-mh"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.17-1.1build3",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-pop3d"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.17-1.1build3",
            "binary_name": "python3-mailutils"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-18862.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
mailutils

Package

Name
mailutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mailutils@1:3.20-2?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:3.*
1:3.18-1
1:3.19-1
1:3.20-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.20-2",
            "binary_name": "libmailutils-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.20-2",
            "binary_name": "libmailutils9t64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.20-2",
            "binary_name": "libmu-dbm9t64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.20-2",
            "binary_name": "mailutils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.20-2",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.20-2",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-comsatd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.20-2",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-guile"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.20-2",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-imap4d"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.20-2",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-mda"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.20-2",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-mh"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.20-2",
            "binary_name": "mailutils-pop3d"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:3.20-2",
            "binary_name": "python3-mailutils"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-18862.json"