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