CVE-2008-1199 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2008-1199

Dovecot before 1.0.11, when configured to use mail_extra_groups to allow...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

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

Timeline

Official Publish: March 6th, 2008
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.