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01 Record

CVE-2016-4983

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

A postinstall script in the dovecot rpm allows local users to read the contents of newly created SSL/TLS key 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
0.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 33.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
3.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
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
2019-11-05 21:45Z6 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 00:46Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-05-24
Assigning CNA
redhat
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical ResourceClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
ed1a014e7a602c5b0b1d561578b0c9a33edcc5d48214ea38c9938e07878cb3f0

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Fedoradovecot22dovecot22-2.2.25-3.1, dovecot22-2.2.18-9.1, dovecot22-2.2.13-3.7.1—

06 References