CVE-2008-4577: High severity dovecot vulnerability

Published Oct 15, 2008
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Updated

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 Software

64 affected components
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.6
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc20
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.beta2
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.5
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.beta5
Dovecot dovecot=1.0
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc15
Dovecot dovecot=1.1
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc19
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc12
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.beta4
Dovecot dovecot<=1.1.3
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.12
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc14
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.beta6
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.2
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.beta9
Dovecot dovecot=1.1.2
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc8
Dovecot dovecot=1.1-rc2
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc2
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.7
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc25
Dovecot dovecot=0.99.14
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.beta8
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.beta3
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc16
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.3
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc9
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc27
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.beta1
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc13
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.8
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc11
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.4
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc6
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc26
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc17
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc3
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.10
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.9
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc1
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc21
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc22
Dovecot dovecot=0.99.13
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc10
Dovecot dovecot=1.1.1
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc28
Dovecot dovecot=1.0_rc29
Dovecot dovecot=1.1.0
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc7
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc5
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc18
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc23
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.beta7
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc4
Dovecot dovecot=1.0.rc24
Dovecot dovecot<1.1.4
Fedoraproject Fedora=8
Fedoraproject Fedora=9
openSUSE openSUSE=10.3-11.1
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=8.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=8.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=9.04

Event History

Oct 15, 2008
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4577?

CVE-2008-4577 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow unauthorized access.

2

How do I fix CVE-2008-4577?

To fix CVE-2008-4577, upgrade Dovecot to version 1.1.4 or later.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2008-4577?

CVE-2008-4577 affects Dovecot versions prior to 1.1.4, including multiple 1.0.x and 1.1.x releases.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2008-4577?

CVE-2008-4577 is a vulnerability related to incorrect handling of access control lists in Dovecot.

5

Can CVE-2008-4577 lead to data breaches?

Yes, CVE-2008-4577 can lead to data breaches by allowing attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

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