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CVE-2008-5301

Publication date 1 December 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Directory traversal vulnerability in the ManageSieve implementation in Dovecot 1.0.15, 1.1, and 1.2 allows remote attackers to read and modify arbitrary .sieve files via a ".." (dot dot) in a script name.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
dovecot 9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 1:1.1.4-0ubuntu1.3
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

Notes


mdeslaur

ManageSieve is only present as a patch in Intrepid+

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
dovecot

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-838-1
    • Dovecot vulnerabilities
    • 28 September 2009

Other references