Vulnerability in Dovecot
CVE-2009-3897
Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.8 sets 0777 permissions during creation of certain directories at installation time, which allows local users to access arbitrary user accounts by replacing the auth socket, related to the parent directories of the base_dir directory, and possibly the base_dir directory itself.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/37443 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/60316 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2009-November/000143.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3306 (Permissions Required, Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/37084 (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Not Applicable)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-3897?
- CVE-2009-3897 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dovecot, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2009-11-24.
- How severe is CVE-2009-3897?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.