Vulnerability in Dovecot
CVE-2010-3706
plugins/acl/acl-backend-vfile.c in Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.15 and 2.0.x before 2.0.5 interprets an ACL entry as a directive to add to the permissions granted by another ACL entry, instead of a directive to replace the permissions granted by another ACL entry, in certain circumstances involving the private namespace of a user, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via a request to read or modify a mailbox.
EPSS: 0.021 (80.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Dovecot — versions 1.2.1, 1.2.4, 2.0.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- secalert@redhat.com (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)