CVE-2008-4577

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-4577
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-10-15 20:08:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe ACL plugin in Dovecot before 1.1.4 treats negative access rights as if they are positive access rights, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-863 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary6.4AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.04 All All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot All All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 8 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 9 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 10.3-11.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Ubuntu update for dovecot - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Fedora update for dovecot - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Gentoo update for dovecot - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Dovecot ACL Plugin Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:004 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
Dovecot ACL Plugin Security Bypass Security Issues - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Bug 240409 - net-mail/dovecot < 1.1.4 acl_plugin privilege escalation (CVE-2008-4577,CVE-2008-4578) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org Issue Tracking
[Dovecot-news] v1.1.4 released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.dovecot.org Mailing List, Release Notes
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:232 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
USN-838-1: Dovecot vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Security Advisory SA33624 - Red Hat update for dovecot - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Dovecot: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Permissions Required
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: dovecot-1.0.15-14.fc8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Mailing List
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: dovecot-1.0.15-14.fc9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Mailing List
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