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CVE-2008-1199 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00004.html	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29226	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29385	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29396	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29557	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/30342	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32151	CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-25.xml	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41009	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10739	CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/593-1/	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00358.html	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00381.html	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1516	CVE
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-March/000061.html	CVE	Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0297.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489133/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28092	CVE	Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00004.html	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29226	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29385	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29396	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29557	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30342	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32151	[email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-25.xml	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41009	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10739	[email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/593-1/	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00358.html	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00381.html	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1516	[email protected]
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-March/000061.html	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0297.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489133/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28092	[email protected]	Patch

see all 36 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-16	Configuration	[email protected]
CWE-59	Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
dovecot dovecot	0.99.13 0.99.14 1.0 1.0.2 1.0.3
CPE cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:0.99.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:0.99.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc15:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0_rc29:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

dovecot dovecot

0.99.13

0.99.14

1.0

1.0.2

1.0.3

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:0.99.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:0.99.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0_rc29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 7, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]