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CVE-2009-3897

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 24, 2009 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:12 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDovecot

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Dovecot· Dovecot
95%
1.2.0 ≤ v < 1.2.8
Affected range stops below 1.2.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (12)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.html
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125871729029145&w=2
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125881481222441&w=2
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900267208712&w=2
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900271508796&w=2
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/37443
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2009-November/000143.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVANot Applicable
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:306

CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732

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