gsd-2008-4577
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:23
Details
The ACL plugin in Dovecot before 1.1.4 treats negative access rights as if they are positive access rights, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2008-4577


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