CVE-2008-1199 (GCVE-0-2008-1199)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-03-06 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:17
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
18 references
Date Public
2008-03-04 00:00
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"value": "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."
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