CVE-2007-6598
Estado: ModificadaMedia (6.8)—
Dovecot before 1.0.10, with certain configuration options including use of %variables, does not properly maintain the LDAP+auth cache, which might allow remote authenticated users to login as a different user who has the same password.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Puntuación base: 6.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.96%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 80
- Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-264
Referencias
- http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2007-December/000057.html
- http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2007-December/000058.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00004.html
- http://osvdb.org/39876
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28227
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28271
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28404
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28434
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30342
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32151
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1457
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0297.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485779/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485787/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27093
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-567-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0017
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2076
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10458
- http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2007-December/000057.html
- http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2007-December/000058.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00004.html
- http://osvdb.org/39876
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28227
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28271
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28404
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28434
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30342
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32151
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1457
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0297.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485779/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485787/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27093
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-567-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0017
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2076
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10458
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