CVE-2008-4577
Dovecot ACL Plugin Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
The ACL plugin in Dovecot before 1.1.4 treats negative access rights as if they are positive access rights, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 15, 2008, 8:08 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 21, 2024, 2:46 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2008-4577
vulnerability.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240409 No Types Assigned http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240409 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32164 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/32164 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32471 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32471 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/33149 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/33149 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/33624 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/33624 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/36904 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/36904 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000085.html Patch http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000085.html Mailing List, Release Notes Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:232 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:232 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0205.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0205.html Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31587 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31587 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-838-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-838-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2745 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2745 Permissions Required Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10376 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10376 Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00816.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00816.html Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00844.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00844.html Mailing List Removed CWE NIST CWE-264 Added CWE NIST CWE-863 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:0.99.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:0.99.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.rc28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0_rc29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.1.3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.4 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3-11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10376 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10376 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 16, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-4577 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-4577
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.33 }} -0.23%
score
0.68132
percentile