Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 24, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-3897
CVE-2009-3897
Description
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.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=1.2.0,<1.2.8
- (no CPE)range: <1.2.8
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- marc.infonvdMailing ListPatch
- marc.infonvdMailing ListPatch
- www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2009-November/000143.htmlnvdMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/37084nvdBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3306nvdPatchPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/37443nvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54363nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.htmlnvdMailing List
- marc.infonvdMailing List
- marc.infonvdMailing List
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdNot Applicable
- www.osvdb.org/60316nvdBroken Link
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