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    CVE-2009-3897

    Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.8 sets 0777 permissions during creation of certain directories at installation time, which allows local users to access arbitrary user accounts by replacing the auth socket, related to the parent directories of the base_dir directory, and possibly the base_dir directory itself.

    Published:Nov 20, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 24, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.00083
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Dovecot
    Product
    Dovecot

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.html
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125871729029145&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125881481222441&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900267208712&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900271508796&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37443
    http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2009-November/000143.html
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:306
    http://www.osvdb.org/60316
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37084
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3306
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54363
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.html
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125871729029145&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125881481222441&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900267208712&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900271508796&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37443
    http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2009-November/000143.html
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:306
    http://www.osvdb.org/60316
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37084
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3306
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54363

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High