CVE-2008-1199 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Dovecot versions prior to 1.0.11. When configured to use mail_extra_groups for dotlock creation in /var/mail, a local attacker could exploit a symlink attack to read sensitive mail files, or modify files and directories writable by the group. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.4, indicating a medium attack complexity and requiring local access, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.99.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:0.99.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.99.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:0.99.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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