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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 allows local users to a…

Published 16 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 32%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.15.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/37443 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /60316 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=oss-security&m=125881481222441&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • dovecot.org /list/dovecot-news/2009-November/000143.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2009/3306 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=oss-security&m=125900267208712&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=oss-security&m=125871729029145&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/37084 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:306 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=oss-security&m=125900271508796&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/54363 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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