CVE-2009-3897

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    CVE-2009-3897

    Published: 24 Nov 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: 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.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://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2009-November/000143.html, http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125871729029145&w=2, http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900267208712&w=2, http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2009-November/000143.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37084, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3306, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3306, http://www.osvdb.org/60316, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37084

    Affected packages

    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
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