CVE-2009-3897
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-3897 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-11-24 17:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.8 sets 0777 permissions during creation of certain directories at installation time, which allows local users to access arbitrary user accounts by replacing the auth socket, related to the parent directories of the base_dir directory, and possibly the base_dir directory itself. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Problem Types: CWE-732 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 5.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| '[oss-security] CVE Request - Dovecot - 1.2.8' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | Mailing List |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:306 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | Not Applicable |
| '[oss-security] CVE request: v1.2.8 released to fix the 0777 base_dir creation issue' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | Mailing List, Patch |
| Dovecot Insecure Directory Permissions Security Issue - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Broken Link, Vendor Advisory |
| 'Re: [oss-security] CVE Request - Dovecot - 1.2.8' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | Mailing List |
| [Dovecot-news] v1.2.8 released | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.dovecot.org | Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2010:001 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Patch, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory |
| 'Re: [oss-security] CVE request: v1.2.8 released to fix the 0777' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | Mailing List, Patch |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| www.osvdb.org/60316 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.osvdb.org | Broken Link |
| Dovecot Insecure 'base_dir' Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.