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CVE-2008-4578

Published: 15 October 2008

The ACL plugin in Dovecot before 1.1.4 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by using the "k" right to create unauthorized "parent/child/child" mailboxes.

Notes

AuthorNote
jdstrand
patch seems intrusive
mdeslaur
Red Hat and Debian aren't going to fix this in 1.0.x as patch is
too intrusive to backport for a minor issue.
Let's ignore this also.

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
dovecot
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Not vulnerable
(code not present)
gutsy Ignored

hardy Ignored

intrepid Not vulnerable

upstream
Released (1.1.4)
Patches:
other: http://hg.dovecot.org/dovecot-1.1/rev/d2657188377b