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TI-2010-03530 Aliases CVE-2010-3706GHSA-6g2j-hjvm-jvwm

plugins/acl/acl-backend-vfile.c in Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.15 and 2.0.x before 2.0.5…

Priority LOW 29CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

plugins/acl/acl-backend-vfile.c in Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.15 and 2.0.x before 2.0.5 interprets an ACL entry as a directive to add to the permissions granted by another ACL entry, instead of a directive to replace the permissions granted by another ACL entry, in certain circumstances involving the private namespace of a user, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via a request to read or modify a mailbox.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02127 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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 · 20

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.3VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.4VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.5VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.6VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.7VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.8VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.9VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
Show 10 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.10VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.11VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.12VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.13VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.14VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3VulnerableThe Dovecot Project
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerableThe Dovecot Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-3706
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6g2j-hjvm-jvwm

References

Advisory 6

Other 5

  • 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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Sources

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