CVE-2008-1199
dovecot - privilege escalation
EPSS 0.04%
Description
Dovecot before 1.0.11, when configured to use mail_extra_groups to allow Dovecot to create dotlocks in /var/mail, might allow local users to read sensitive mail files for other users, or modify files or directories that are writable by group, via a symlink attack.
How to fix CVE-2008-1199
To remediate CVE-2008-1199, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/dovecot—upgrade to 1:1.0.12-1 or later
- Debian/dovecot—upgrade to 1.0.rc15-2etch4 or later
Is CVE-2008-1199 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1:1.0.12-1
- from 0, < 1.0.rc15-2etch4