CVE-2016-4983
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-4983 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2019-11-05 22:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-11-08 16:20:00 UTC |
| Description | A postinstall script in the dovecot rpm allows local users to read the contents of newly created SSL/TLS key files. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-732
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | - | All | All | All |
| Application | Dovecot | Dovecot | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 42.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 42.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 42.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 42.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 7.0 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE-SU-2016:2876-1: moderate: Security update for dovecot22 | MISC | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Bug 984639 – VUL-1: CVE-2016-4983: dovecot insecure SSL/TLS key and certificate file creation | MISC | bugzilla.suse.com | Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| 1346055 – (CVE-2016-4983) CVE-2016-4983 dovecot insecure SSL/TLS key and certificate file creation | MISC | bugzilla.redhat.com | Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| 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.