CVE-2008-4578

Publication date 15 October 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

The ACL plugin in Dovecot before 1.1.4 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by using the "k" right to create unauthorized "parent/child/child" mailboxes.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
dovecot	8.10 intrepid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored
	7.10 gutsy	Ignored
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not affected

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Patch details

Notes

jdstrand

patch seems intrusive

mdeslaur

Red Hat and Debian aren't going to fix this in 1.0.x as patch is too intrusive to backport for a minor issue. Let's ignore this also.

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
dovecot	Other: http://hg.dovecot.org/dovecot-1.1/rev/d2657188377b

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4578