CVE-2008-1199

Dovecot before 1.0.11, when configured to use mail_extra_groups to allow Dovecot to create dotlocks in /var/mail, might allow local users to read sensitive mail files for other users, or modify files or directories that are writable by group, via a symlink attack.

Link	Resource
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-March/000061.html	Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28092	Patch
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00358.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00381.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29226
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1516
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-25.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/29385
http://secunia.com/advisories/29396
http://secunia.com/advisories/29557
http://secunia.com/advisories/32151
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30342
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0297.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41009
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10739
https://usn.ubuntu.com/593-1/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489133/100/0/threaded

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:0.99.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:0.99.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0_rc29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Published : 2008-03-06 09:44

Updated : 2018-10-11 08:30

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NVD link : CVE-2008-1199

Mitre link : CVE-2008-1199

No products.

CWE-16

CWE-59