Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2008-1199 | First vendor Publication | 2008-03-06 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2024-11-21 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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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 | Authentication | None Required |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 50 % | CWE-59 | Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') |
| 50 % | 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: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22086 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22086 | ||
| Title: | ELSA-2008:0297: dovecot security and bug fix update (Low) | ||
| 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: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2008:0297-02 CVE-2007-2231 CVE-2007-4211 CVE-2007-6598 CVE-2008-1199 | Version: | 21 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | dovecot |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-03-23 | Name : Ubuntu Update for dovecot vulnerabilities USN-593-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_593_1.nasl |
| 2009-03-06 | Name : RedHat Update for dovecot RHSA-2008:0297-02 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0297-02_dovecot.nasl |
| 2009-02-16 | Name : Fedora Update for dovecot FEDORA-2008-2464 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_2464_dovecot_fc8.nasl |
| 2009-02-16 | Name : Fedora Update for dovecot FEDORA-2008-2475 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_2475_dovecot_fc7.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200803-25 (dovecot) File : nvt/glsa_200803_25.nasl |
| 2008-03-19 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1516-1 (dovecot) File : nvt/deb_1516_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 43137 | Dovecot mail_extra_groups Symlink File Manipulation |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing a security update. File : sl_20080521_dovecot_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-10-01 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_dovecot-5647.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-05-22 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0297.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-03-28 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-593-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-03-19 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200803-25.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-03-17 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1516.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-03-13 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-2464.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-03-13 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-2475.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
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| 2024-11-28 23:14:53 |
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