CVE-2008-1199Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2008-1199 | First vendor Publication | 2008-03-06 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2010-08-21 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 4.4 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.4 | Authentification | None Required |
| Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores | |||
Detail
Dovecot before 1.0.11, when configured to use mail_extra_groups to allow Dovecot to create dotlocks in /var/mail, might allow local users to read sensitive mail files for other users, or modify files or directories that are writable by group, via a symlink attack. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1199 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| id | Name |
|---|---|
| CWE-59 | Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') |
| CWE-16 | Configuration |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10739 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10739 | ||
| Title: | Dovecot before 1.0.11, when configured to use mail_extra_groups to allow Dovecot to create dotlocks in /var/mail, might allow local users to read sensitive mail files for other users, or modify files or directories that are writable by group, via a symlink attack. | ||
| Description: | Dovecot before 1.0.11, when configured to use mail_extra_groups to allow Dovecot to create dotlocks in /var/mail, might allow local users to read sensitive mail files for other users, or modify files or directories that are writable by group, via a symlink attack. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-1199 |
Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5 |
Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| id | Description |
|---|---|
| 43137 | Dovecot mail_extra_groups Symlink File Manipulation |
Internal Sources (Detail)
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2013-05-11 00:11:59 |
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(Medium)
