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Configuration

CVE-2008-1199

Medium
4.4/10

Summary

Dovecot before 1.0.11, when configured to use mail_extra_groups to allow Dovecot to create dotlocks in /var/mail, might allow local users to read sensitive mail files for other users, or modify files or directories that are writable by group, via a symlink attack.

  • MEDIUM
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL

CWE-16 - Configuration

Weaknesses in this category are typically introduced during the configuration of the software.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published