CVE-2007-2231
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-2231 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2007-04-25 15:19:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | Directory traversal vulnerability in index/mbox/mbox-storage.c in Dovecot before 1.0.rc29, when using the zlib plugin, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary gzipped (.gz) mailboxes (mbox files) via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the mailbox name. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.beta1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.beta2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.beta3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.beta4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.beta5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.beta6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.beta7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.beta8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.beta9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc26 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc27 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc28 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc9 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| [dovecot-cvs] dovecot/src/lib-storage/index/mbox mbox-storage.c, 1.145.2.14, 1.145.2.15 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | dovecot.org | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat update for dovecot - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Dovecot Zlib Plugin Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| dovecot.org/doc/NEWS | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | dovecot.org | |
| USN-487-1: Dovecot vulnerability | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Security Announcement | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.novell.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| [Dovecot-news] Security hole #3: zlib plugin allows opening any gziped mboxes | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | dovecot.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1359-1 dovecot | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2008-05-21 | Joshua Bressers | This issue did not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux prior to version 5. An update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 was released to correct this issue: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0297.html |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.