CVE-2009-3897
Published: 24 November 2009
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | only affects 1.2.x |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
dovecot Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Not vulnerable
(1.0.beta3-3ubuntu5.6)
|
| hardy |
Not vulnerable
(1:1.0.10-1ubuntu5.2)
|
|
| intrepid |
Not vulnerable
(1:1.1.4-0ubuntu1.3)
|
|
| jaunty |
Not vulnerable
(1:1.1.11-0ubuntu4.1)
|
|
| karmic |
Not vulnerable
(1:1.1.11-0ubuntu11)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(1.2.8)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |