CVE-2007-2231
dovecot - directory traversal
EPSS 1.5%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in index/mbox/mbox-storage.c in Dovecot before 1.0.rc29, when using the zlib plugin, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary gzipped (.gz) mailboxes (mbox files) via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the mailbox name.
How to fix CVE-2007-2231
To remediate CVE-2007-2231, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/dovecot—upgrade to 1.0.rc29-1 or later
- Debian/dovecot—upgrade to 1.0.rc15-2etch1 or later
Is CVE-2007-2231 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.0.rc29-1
- from 0, < 1.0.rc15-2etch1