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CVE-2009-3897

Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.8 sets 0777 permissions during creation of certain directories at installation time, which allo

Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.8 sets 0777 permissions during creation of certain directories at installation time, which allows local users to access arbitrary user accounts by replacing the auth socket, related to the parent directories of the base_dir directory, and possibly the base_dir directory itself.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.00083

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

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Weakness Classification

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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Affected Products & Versions

1

dovecot>= 1.2.0 and < 1.2.8

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Scoring & Timeline

5.5

MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com

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Attack Vector

Network Adjacent Local Physical

Attack Complexity

Low High

Privileges Required

None Low High

User Interaction

None Required

Scope

Unchanged Changed

Confidentiality

None Low High

Integrity

None Low High

Availability

None Low High

Published to NVD24 Nov 2009 · 05:30 PM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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References & Sources

12

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.htmlMailing List

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125871729029145&w=2Mailing ListPatch

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125881481222441&w=2Mailing List

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900267208712&w=2Mailing ListPatch

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900271508796&w=2Mailing List

http://secunia.com/advisories/37443Broken LinkVendor Advisory

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http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2009-November/000143.htmlMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:306Not Applicable

http://www.osvdb.org/60316Broken Link

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37084Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3306PatchPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54363Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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