Dovecot Insecure 'base_dir' Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:37084

Info

Dovecot Insecure 'base_dir' Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 37084
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2009-3897
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Nov 20 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 11 2011 09:10AM
Credit: Dovecot
Vulnerable: S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.2
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0
Gentoo Linux
Dovecot Dovecot 1.2.7
Dovecot Dovecot 1.2
Not Vulnerable: Dovecot Dovecot 1.2.8

Discussion

Dovecot Insecure 'base_dir' Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Dovecot is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

A local attacker can exploit this issue to log in as another user, which may aid in further attacks.

Versions prior to Dovecot 1.2.8 are affected.

Exploit / POC

Dovecot Insecure 'base_dir' Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must have local interactive access to an affected computer.

Solution / Fix

Dovecot Insecure 'base_dir' Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Dovecot Dovecot 1.2

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0

Dovecot Dovecot 1.2.7

References

Dovecot Insecure 'base_dir' Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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