CVE-2011-2167

dovecot: directory traversal due to not obeying chroot directive

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

script-login in Dovecot 2.0.x before 2.0.13 does not follow the chroot configuration setting, which might allow remote authenticated users to conduct directory traversal attacks by leveraging a script.

Las secuencias de comandos de inicio de sesión en Dovecot v2.0.x antes de v2.0.13 no sigue las opciones de configuración de chroot, lo que podría permitir a usuarios remotos autenticados realizar ataques de directorio transversal mediante el aprovechamiento de una secuencia de comandos.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2011-05-24 CVE Reserved
2011-05-24 CVE Published
2024-08-06 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

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/52311	Third Party Advisory
http://www.dovecot.org/doc/NEWS-2.0	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48003	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67674	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2011-May/059085.html	2017-08-29
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/18/4	2017-08-29

URL	Date	SRC
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0520.html	2017-08-29
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2167	2013-02-20
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709097	2013-02-20

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"				2.0.0 Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot" and version "2.0.0"		-		Affected
Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot"		Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot"				2.0.1 Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot" and version "2.0.1"		-		Affected
Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot"		Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot"				2.0.2 Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot" and version "2.0.2"		-		Affected
Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot"		Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot"				2.0.3 Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot" and version "2.0.3"		-		Affected
Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot"		Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot"				2.0.4 Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot" and version "2.0.4"		-		Affected
Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot"		Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot"				2.0.5 Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot" and version "2.0.5"		-		Affected
Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot"		Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot"				2.0.6 Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot" and version "2.0.6"		-		Affected
Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot"		Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot"				2.0.7 Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot" and version "2.0.7"		-		Affected
Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot"		Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot"				2.0.8 Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot" and version "2.0.8"		-		Affected
Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot"		Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot"				2.0.9 Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot" and version "2.0.9"		-		Affected
Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot"		Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot"				2.0.10 Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot" and version "2.0.10"		-		Affected
Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot"		Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot"				2.0.11 Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot" and version "2.0.11"		-		Affected
Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot"		Dovecot Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot"				2.0.12 Search vendor "Dovecot" for product "Dovecot" and version "2.0.12"		-		Affected