Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2007-4211 (CCN-35767)

Assigned:2007-08-01
Published:2007-08-01
Updated:2017-09-29
Summary:The ACL plugin in Dovecot before 1.0.3 allows remote authenticated users with the insert right to save certain flags via a (1) COPY or (2) APPEND command.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:6.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
4.4 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-4211

Source: CCN
Type: Dovecot Web site
NEWS

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2008-0297
Low: dovecot security and bug fix update

Source: CCN
Type: SA26320
Dovecot ACL Plugin "i" Right APPEND and COPY Weakness

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
26320

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
26475

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
30342

Source: CCN
Type: Dovecot-news mailing list, Wed Aug 1 13:22:59 EEST 2007
v1.0.3 released (security bypass)

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[dovecot-news] 20070801 v1.0.3 released

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2008:0297

Source: BID
Type: Patch
25182

Source: CCN
Type: BID-25182
Dovecot ACL Plugin Security Bypass Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
dovecot-aclplugin-security-bypass(35767)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
dovecot-aclplugin-security-bypass(35767)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1621

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11558

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 1.0.2)

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22086
    P
    		ELSA-2008:0297: dovecot security and bug fix update (Low)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11558
    V
    		The ACL plugin in Dovecot before 1.0.3 allows remote authenticated users with the insert right to save certain flags via a (1) COPY or (2) APPEND command.
    2013-04-29
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20080297
    P
    		RHSA-2008:0297: dovecot security and bug fix update (Low)
    2008-05-21
    BACK
    dovecot dovecot *