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TI-2008-01151 Aliases CVE-2008-1199GHSA-778f-c3r9-6vmp

Dovecot before 1.0.11, when configured to use mail_extra_groups to allow Dovecot to…

Priority LOW 20CWE-16Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Dovecot before 1.0.11, when configured to use mail_extra_groups to allow Dovecot to create dotlocks in /var/mail, might allow local users to read sensitive mail files for other users, or modify files or directories that are writable by group, via a symlink attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00341 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 32

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:0.99.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.13VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:0.99.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.14VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.5VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.6VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.7VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.8VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
Show 22 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.9VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.10VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.beta2VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.beta3VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.beta7VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.beta8VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.rc1VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.rc2VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.rc3VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.rc4VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.rc5VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.rc6VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.rc7VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.rc8VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.rc9VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.rc10VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.rc11VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.rc12VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.rc13VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.rc14VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.rc15VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0_rc29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0_rc29VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.9 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.10 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.beta2 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.beta3 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.beta7 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.beta8 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.rc1 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.rc2 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.rc3 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.rc4 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.rc5 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.rc6 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.rc7 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.rc8 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.rc9 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.rc10 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.rc11 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.rc12 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.rc13 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.rc14 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.rc15 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0_rc29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0_rc29 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2008:0297 Released 2008-05-20 · Red Hat rating Low
    dovecot security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) dovecot-1.0.7-2.el5, dovecot-1.0.7-2.el5.i386, dovecot-1.0.7-2.el5.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) dovecot-1.0.7-2.el5, dovecot-1.0.7-2.el5.i386

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0297
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0297

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1199
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-778f-c3r9-6vmp

References

Patch 1

Advisory 7

Other 1

  • TI-2019-08591 In Dovecot before 2.2.36.4 and 2.3.x before 2.3.7.2 (and Pigeonhole before 0.5.7.2)… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-05686 lib-smtp in submission-login and lmtp in Dovecot 2.3.9 before 2.3.9.3 mishandles… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-07114 The auth component in Dovecot before 2.2.27, when auth-policy is configured, allows a… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2017-10567 Out-of-bounds read in Dovecot CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2022-12706 An issue was discovered in the auth component in Dovecot 2.2 and 2.3 before 2.3.20. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-08835 In Dovecot before 2.3.10.1, unauthenticated sending of malformed parameters to a NOOP… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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