CVE-2008-4870

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

03 Feb 2022, 19:58

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat
References (GENTOO) http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml - (GENTOO) http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml - Third Party Advisory
References (REDHAT) http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0205.html - (REDHAT) http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0205.html - Third Party Advisory
References (OVAL) https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10776 - (OVAL) https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10776 - Tool Signature
References (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/32164 - (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/32164 - Broken Link
References (CONFIRM) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=436287 - (CONFIRM) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=436287 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
References (XF) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46323 - (XF) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46323 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References (MLIST) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/10 - (MLIST) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/10 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/33149 - (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/33149 - Broken Link
References (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/33624 - (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/33624 - Broken Link
CPE cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE CWE-264 CWE-732

Information

Published : 2008-11-01 00:00

Updated : 2023-12-10 10:51


NVD link : CVE-2008-4870

Mitre link : CVE-2008-4870

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-4870


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Products Affected

redhat

  • enterprise_linux

dovecot

  • dovecot
CWE
CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource