Vulnerability in Dovecot
CVE-2010-3707
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 more specific entries that occur after less specific entries, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via a request to read or modify a mailbox.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.023 · change: -0.003
Affected products
- Dovecot — versions 1.2.1, 1.2.4, 2.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1059-1 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2572 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/43220 (third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0301 (vdb-entry)
- www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2010-October/053450.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2010-October/053452.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)