Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 6, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-1199
CVE-2008-1199
Description
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.
Affected products
32cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:0.99.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 31 more
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:0.99.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:0.99.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0_rc29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
18- www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-March/000061.htmlnvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28092nvdPatch
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00004.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29226nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29385nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29396nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29557nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/30342nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32151nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-25.xmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1516nvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0297.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489133/100/0/threadednvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41009nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10739nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/593-1/nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00358.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00381.htmlnvd
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