CVE-2009-3897
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.08%
Description
Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.8 sets 0777 permissions during creation of certain directories at installation time, which allows local users to access arbitrary user accounts by replacing the auth socket, related to the parent directories of the base_dir directory, and possibly the base_dir directory itself.
How to fix CVE-2009-3897
To remediate CVE-2009-3897, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/dovecot—upgrade to 1:1.2.8-1 or later
Is CVE-2009-3897 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:1.2.8-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |