CVE-2016-4983 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2016-4983

A postinstall script in the dovecot rpm allows local users...

Vulnerability Description

A postinstall script in the dovecot rpm allows local users to read the contents of newly created SSL/TLS key files.

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

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

dovecot22
Vulnerable Versions:
dovecot22-2.2.25-3.1, dovecot22-2.2.18-9.1, dovecot22-2.2.13-3.7.1

Timeline

Official Publish: November 5th, 2019
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.