CVE-2008-4578

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-4578
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 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by using the "k" right to create unauthorized "parent/child/child" mailboxes.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Dovecot Dovecot 0.99.13 All All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 0.99.14 All All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 1.0 All All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.10 All All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.12 All All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.2 All All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.3 All All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.4 All All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.5 All All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.6 All All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.7 All All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.8 All All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 1.0.9 All All All
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
Application Dovecot Dovecot 1.0_rc29 All All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 1.1 All All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 1.1 rc2 All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 1.1.0 All All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 1.1.1 All All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot 1.1.2 All All All
Application Dovecot Dovecot All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Gentoo update for dovecot - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Dovecot ACL Plugin Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Dovecot ACL Plugin Security Bypass Security Issues - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com 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
[Dovecot-news] v1.1.4 released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.dovecot.org Patch
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:232 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Dovecot: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2008-10-24Joshua BressersThe risks associated with fixing this bug are greater than the low severity security risk. We therefore currently have no plans to fix this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

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