dovecot 1.0.7 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, and possibly Fedora, uses…
Priority LOW 11CWE-732Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
dovecot 1.0.7 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, and possibly Fedora, uses world-readable permissions for dovecot.conf, which allows local users to obtain the ssl_key_password parameter value.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00372 31st 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.7 | Vulnerable | The Dovecot Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Running on | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·The Dovecot Project
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Running on ·Red Hat
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2009:0205 Released 2009-01-20 · Red Hat rating Lowdovecot security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) dovecot-1.0.7-7.el5, dovecot-1.0.7-7.el5.i386, dovecot-1.0.7-7.el5.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) dovecot-1.0.7-7.el5, dovecot-1.0.7-7.el5.i386
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0205 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0205 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4870
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7hp8-2g4v-fc2h
References
More The Dovecot Project Dovecot vulnerabilities
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- 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
Sources
- CVE-2008-4870 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-4870 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7hp8-2g4v-fc2h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-4870 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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