CVE-2008-4870
Dovecot RHEL SSL Key Password Disclosure
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 1, 2008, midnight
Last Modified :
Feb. 3, 2022, 7:58 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2008-4870.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32164 | Broken Link |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33149 | Broken Link |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33624 | Broken Link |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/10 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0205.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=436287 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46323 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10776 | Tool Signature |
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CVE-2008-4870 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 03, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32164 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32164 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://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.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/10 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/10 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory 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 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=436287 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=436287 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46323 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46323 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10776 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10776 Tool Signature Removed CWE NIST CWE-264 Added CWE NIST CWE-732 Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
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:10776 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10776 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/46323 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46323 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 03, 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-2008-4870 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-2008-4870
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile