FKIE_CVE-2007-6598

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-01-04 02:46 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:48
Severity
Summary
Dovecot before 1.0.10, with certain configuration options including use of %variables, does not properly maintain the LDAP+auth cache, which might allow remote authenticated users to login as a different user who has the same password.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2007-December/000057.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2007-December/000058.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00004.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/39876
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28227
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28271
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28404
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28434
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30342
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32151
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1457
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0297.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485779/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485787/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27093
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-567-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0017
cve@mitre.orghttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2076
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10458
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2007-December/000057.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2007-December/000058.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00004.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/39876
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28227
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28271
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28404
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28434
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30342
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32151
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1457
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0297.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485779/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485787/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27093
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-567-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0017
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2076
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10458
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
dovecot dovecot *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:48:24.270",
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