CVE-2009-3897

Summary

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 Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/37443
• http://www.osvdb.org/60316
• http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125881481222441&w=2
• http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2009-November/000143.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3306
• http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900267208712&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125871729029145&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37084
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:306
• http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900271508796&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54363

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/37443
• http://www.osvdb.org/60316
• http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125881481222441&w=2
• http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2009-November/000143.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3306
• http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900267208712&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125871729029145&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37084
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:306
• http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900271508796&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54363

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