CVE-2010-3304: Medium severity dovecot vulnerability
Published Sep 24, 2010
·Updated
The ACL plugin in Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.13 propagates INBOX ACLs to newly created mailboxes in certain configurations, which might allow remote attackers to read mailboxes that have unintended weak ACLs.
Affected Software
13 affected components
Dovecot dovecot=1.2.0
Dovecot dovecot=1.2.1
Dovecot dovecot=1.2.2
Dovecot dovecot=1.2.3
Dovecot dovecot=1.2.4
Dovecot dovecot=1.2.5
Dovecot dovecot=1.2.6
Dovecot dovecot=1.2.7
Dovecot dovecot=1.2.8
Dovecot dovecot=1.2.9
Dovecot dovecot=1.2.10
Dovecot dovecot=1.2.11
Dovecot dovecot=1.2.12
Remediation
Event History
Sep 24, 2010
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2010-3304?
CVE-2010-3304 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow unauthorized access to mailboxes.
2
How do I fix CVE-2010-3304?
To fix CVE-2010-3304, upgrade Dovecot to version 1.2.13 or later, which addresses the ACL propagation issue.
3
What versions of Dovecot are affected by CVE-2010-3304?
CVE-2010-3304 affects Dovecot versions 1.2.0 to 1.2.12.
4
How does CVE-2010-3304 allow unauthorized access?
CVE-2010-3304 allows unauthorized access by propagating weak ACL settings from the INBOX to newly created mailboxes.
5
What is the impact of CVE-2010-3304 on users' data?
The impact of CVE-2010-3304 is that it may enable remote attackers to read emails in mailboxes that have unintended weak ACLs.