CVE-2008-4870
dovecot: ssl_key_password disclosure due to an insecure dovecot.conf permissions
Severity Score
7.1
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
dovecot 1.0.7 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, and possibly Fedora, uses world-readable permissions for dovecot.conf, which allows local users to obtain the ssl_key_password parameter value.
dovecot 1.0.7 en Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 y posiblemente Fedora, utiliza permisos leíbles por todo el mundo para dovecot.conf, lo que permite a usuarios locales obtener el valor del parámetro ssl_key_password.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2008-10-31 CVE Reserved
- 2008-10-31 CVE Published
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CAPEC
References (11)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32164 | Broken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33149 | Broken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33624 | Broken Link | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/10 | Mailing List |
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| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=436287 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46323 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10776 | Signature |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml | 2022-02-03 | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0205.html | 2022-02-03 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4870 | 2009-01-20 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=469659 | 2009-01-20 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot" | Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot" | 1.0.7 Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot" and version "1.0.7" | - |
Affected
| in | Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "5.0" | - |
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