CVE-2008-4578 — Dovecot vulnerability

CWE-2646 documents6 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.8%
top 26.59%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
DovecotDebian Dovecot
Timeline
PublishedOct 15
Latest updateMay 2

Description

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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:P/A:NExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/dovecot< dovecot 1:1.1.9-1 (bookworm)
▶Debiandovecot/dovecot< 1:1.1.9-1+3
▶NVDdovecot/dovecot1.1.3+55

Patches

Patch: www.dovecot.org ↗Patch: www.dovecot.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-c8mg-ww68-7qfc: The ACL plugin in Dovecot before 1↗2022-05-02
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OSV
CVE-2008-4578: The ACL plugin in Dovecot before 1↗2008-10-15
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
dovecot: bypass of the 'k' right in the ACL plugin↗2008-10-05
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Debian
CVE-2008-4578: dovecot - The ACL plugin in Dovecot before 1.1.4 allows attackers to bypass intended acces...↗2008
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2008-4578 dovecot: bypass of the 'k' right in the ACL plugin↗2008-10-17
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