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CVE-2008-5301

Ubuntu Security Notice 838-1

Severity Score

9.1
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Directory traversal vulnerability in the ManageSieve implementation in Dovecot 1.0.15, 1.1, and 1.2 allows remote attackers to read and modify arbitrary .sieve files via a ".." (dot dot) in a script name.

Vulnerabilidad de salto de directorio en la implementación de ManageSieve en Dovecot 1.0.15, 1.1, y 1.2 permite a atacantes remotos leer y modificar arbitrariamente ficheros .sieve a través de un ".." (punto punto) en el nombre de un script.

It was discovered that the ACL plugin in Dovecot would incorrectly handle negative access rights. An attacker could exploit this flaw to access the Dovecot server, bypassing the intended access restrictions. This only affected Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. It was discovered that the ManageSieve service in Dovecot incorrectly handled ".." in script names. A remote attacker could exploit this to read and modify arbitrary sieve files on the server. This only affected Ubuntu 8.10. It was discovered that the Sieve plugin in Dovecot incorrectly handled certain sieve scripts. An authenticated user could exploit this with a crafted sieve script to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2008-12-01 CVE Reserved
  • 2008-12-01 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Dovecot
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Dovecot
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0.99.13
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Affected
Dovecot
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Dovecot
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0.99.14
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-
Affected
Dovecot
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Dovecot
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1.0
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-
Affected
Dovecot
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Dovecot
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1.0.2
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-
Affected
Dovecot
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Dovecot
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1.0.3
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-
Affected
Dovecot
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Dovecot
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1.0.4
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-
Affected
Dovecot
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Dovecot
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1.0.5
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-
Affected
Dovecot
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Dovecot
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1.0.6
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-
Affected
Dovecot
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Dovecot
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1.0.7
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-
Affected
Dovecot
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Dovecot
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1.0.8
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Affected
Dovecot
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Dovecot
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1.0.9
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Affected
Dovecot
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Dovecot
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1.0.10
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Affected
Dovecot
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Dovecot
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1.0.12
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Affected
Dovecot
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Dovecot
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1.1
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Affected
Dovecot
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Dovecot
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1.1
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rc2
Affected
Dovecot
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Dovecot
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1.1.0
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Affected
Dovecot
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Dovecot
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1.1.1
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Affected
Dovecot
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Dovecot
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1.1.2
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Affected
Dovecot
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Dovecot
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1.1.3
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Affected
Dovecot
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Dovecot
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1.1.4
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Affected
Dovecot
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Dovecot
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1.1.5
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Affected