CVE-2008-1199
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 27.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-03-06 21:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 08:17Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-03-06
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 837bf1f098deb86e11320740d20c522fa199acbdd058e4fa356cb99831cb3d70
05 Affected products
06 References
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200803-25http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-25.xml
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10739https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10739
- www.dovecot.org[Dovecot-news] 20080504 v1.0.11 releasedhttp://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-March/000061.html
- secunia.com29557http://secunia.com/advisories/29557
- www.securityfocus.com20080304 Dovecot mail_extra_groups setting is often used insecurelyhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489133/100/0/threaded
- secunia.com30342http://secunia.com/advisories/30342
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0297http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0297.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-1516http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1516
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-593-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/593-1/
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-2475https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00381.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2008:020http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00004.html
- www.securityfocus.com28092http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28092
- secunia.com29226http://secunia.com/advisories/29226
- secunia.com32151http://secunia.com/advisories/32151
- secunia.com29385http://secunia.com/advisories/29385
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comdovecot-mailextragroups-unauth-access(41009)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41009
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-2464https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00358.html
- secunia.com29396http://secunia.com/advisories/29396
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- dovecot Fixed in 1:1.0.12-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- dovecot Fixed in 1:1.0.12-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- dovecot Fixed in 1:1.0.12-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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