CVE-2008-4578

Published Oct 15, 2008

Last updated 6 years ago

Overview

Description
The ACL plugin in Dovecot before 1.1.4 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by using the "k" right to create unauthorized "parent/child/child" mailboxes.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
5
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
10
Vector string
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-264

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Vendor comments

  • Red HatThe risks associated with fixing this bug are greater than the low severity security risk. We therefore currently have no plans to fix this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

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