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CVE-2016-4983 (GCVE-0-2016-4983)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-11-05 21:45 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:46
VLAI
Summary
A postinstall script in the dovecot rpm allows local users to read the contents of newly created SSL/TLS key files.
Severity
3.3 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • Other
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Fedora dovecot22 Affected: dovecot22-2.2.25-3.1
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Fedora dovecot22 Affected: dovecot22-2.2.18-9.1
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Fedora dovecot22 Affected: dovecot22-2.2.13-3.7.1
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Date Public
2016-06-13 00:00
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