CVE-2009-3897
Estado: ModificadaMedia (5.5)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Puntuación base: 5.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.38%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 29
- 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-732
Referencias
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125871729029145&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125881481222441&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900267208712&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900271508796&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37443
- http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2009-November/000143.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:306
- http://www.osvdb.org/60316
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37084
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3306
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54363
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125871729029145&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125881481222441&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900267208712&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125900271508796&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37443
- http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2009-November/000143.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:306
- http://www.osvdb.org/60316
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37084
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3306
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54363
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