Dovecot ACL mailbox security bypass
| dovecot-acl-mailbox-security-bypass (45669) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Dovecot could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions. The "k" right does not prevent the creation of parent/child/child mailboxes. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to create unauthorized mailboxes.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Dovecot (1.1.4 or later), available from the Dovecot Web site. See References.
References:
- Dovecot Web site: Download.
- Dovecot-news Mailing List, Sun Oct 5 20:14:30 EEST 2008: [Dovecot-news] v1.1.4 released.
- BID-31587: Dovecot ACL Plugin Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-4578: The ACL plugin in Dovecot before 1.1.4 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by using the k right to create unauthorized parent/child/child mailboxes.
- GLSA-200812-16: Dovecot: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDVSA-2008:232: dovecot
- OSVDB ID: 49099: Dovecot ACL Plugin k Right Mailbox Creation Restriction Bypass
- SA32164: Dovecot ACL Plugin Security Bypass Security Issues
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2745: Dovecot ACL Plugin Rights Handling Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 rc14
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 beta7
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 rc15
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 rc2
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 beta8
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 rc29
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 beta2
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 beta3
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 rc1
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 rc10
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 rc11
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 rc12
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 rc13
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 rc9
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 rc8
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 rc7
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 rc6
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 rc5
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 rc4
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 rc3
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.10
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.11
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.12
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.13
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.3
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.4
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.5
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.6
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.7
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.8
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.9
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.1 rc2
- Dovecot Dovecot 1.1 rc3
- Gentoo Linux
- Mandriva Linux 2009.0 X86_64
- Mandriva Linux 2009.0
Reported:
Oct 05, 2008
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