ghsa-778f-c3r9-6vmp
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Published
2022-05-01 23:37
Modified
2025-04-09 03:52
Details

Dovecot before 1.0.11, when configured to use mail_extra_groups to allow Dovecot to create dotlocks in /var/mail, might allow local users to read sensitive mail files for other users, or modify files or directories that are writable by group, via a symlink attack.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2008-1199"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2008-03-06T21:44:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Dovecot before 1.0.11, when configured to use mail_extra_groups to allow Dovecot to create dotlocks in /var/mail, might allow local users to read sensitive mail files for other users, or modify files or directories that are writable by group, via a symlink attack.",
  "id": "GHSA-778f-c3r9-6vmp",
  "modified": "2025-04-09T03:52:15Z",
  "published": "2022-05-01T23:37:38Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1199"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41009"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10739"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/593-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00358.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00381.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00004.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29226"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29385"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29396"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29557"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/30342"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32151"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-25.xml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1516"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-March/000061.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0297.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489133/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28092"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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