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CVE-2008-4577

Summary
Assigner-redhat
Assigner Org ID-53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749
Published At-15 Oct, 2008 | 20:00
Updated At-07 Aug, 2024 | 10:24
Rejected At-
Credits

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.

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Metrics (CVSS)
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
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Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:redhat
Assigner Org ID:53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749
Published At:15 Oct, 2008 | 20:00
Updated At:07 Aug, 2024 | 10:24
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

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.

Affected Products
Vendor
n/a
Product
n/a
Versions
Affected
  • n/a
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
textN/An/a
Type: text
CWE ID: N/A
Description: n/a
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions

Configurations

Workarounds

Exploits

Credits

Timeline
EventDate
Replaced By

Rejected Reason

References
HyperlinkResource
http://secunia.com/advisories/32164
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/32471
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/33149
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2745
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00816.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10376
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31587
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00844.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:232
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-838-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240409
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0205.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
http://secunia.com/advisories/33624
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000085.html
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
http://secunia.com/advisories/36904
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/32164
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/32471
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/33149
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2745
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
Hyperlink: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00816.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
Hyperlink: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10376
Resource:
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31587
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
Hyperlink: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00844.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:232
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
Hyperlink: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-838-1
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
Hyperlink: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
Hyperlink: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240409
Resource:
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0205.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/33624
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
Hyperlink: http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000085.html
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/36904
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
CVE Program Container
Affected Products
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions

Configurations

Workarounds

Exploits

Credits

Timeline
EventDate
Replaced By

Rejected Reason

References
HyperlinkResource
http://secunia.com/advisories/32164
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/32471
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/33149
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2745
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
x_transferred
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00816.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
x_transferred
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10376
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
x_transferred
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31587
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
x_transferred
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00844.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
x_transferred
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:232
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
x_transferred
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-838-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
x_transferred
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
x_transferred
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
x_transferred
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240409
x_refsource_CONFIRM
x_transferred
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0205.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/33624
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000085.html
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/36904
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/32164
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/32471
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/33149
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2745
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00816.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10376
Resource:
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31587
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00844.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:232
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-838-1
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240409
Resource:
x_refsource_CONFIRM
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0205.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/33624
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000085.html
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/36904
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Information is not available yet
▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:secalert@redhat.com
Published At:15 Oct, 2008 | 20:08
Updated At:21 Jan, 2024 | 02:46

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.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary3.17.5HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Primary2.06.4MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Type: Primary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.5
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 6.4
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CPE Matches

Dovecot
dovecot
>>dovecot>>Versions before 1.1.4(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Fedora Project
fedoraproject
>>fedora>>8
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Fedora Project
fedoraproject
>>fedora>>9
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openSUSE
opensuse
>>opensuse>>10.3-11.1
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3-11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Canonical Ltd.
canonical
>>ubuntu_linux>>8.04
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
Canonical Ltd.
canonical
>>ubuntu_linux>>8.10
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Canonical Ltd.
canonical
>>ubuntu_linux>>9.04
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-863Primarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: CWE-863
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description

Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements

References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240409secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/32164secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32471secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33149secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33624secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36904secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xmlsecalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000085.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
Release Notes
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:232secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0205.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31587secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-838-1secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2745secalert@redhat.com
Permissions Required
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10376secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00816.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00844.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
Hyperlink: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240409
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Issue Tracking
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Mailing List
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/32164
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Broken Link
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/32471
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Broken Link
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/33149
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Broken Link
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/33624
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Broken Link
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/36904
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Broken Link
Hyperlink: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000085.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Mailing List
Release Notes
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:232
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Broken Link
Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0205.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Broken Link
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31587
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Broken Link
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
Hyperlink: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-838-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2745
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Permissions Required
Hyperlink: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10376
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Broken Link
Hyperlink: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00816.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Mailing List
Hyperlink: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00844.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Mailing List

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