Vulnerability CVE-2008-4870

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-4870 (CCN-46323)

Assigned:

2008-03-06

Published:

2008-03-06

Updated:

2022-02-03

Summary:

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.

CVSS v3 Severity:

4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Low Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): None

CVSS v2 Severity:

2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
1.5 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:UR)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): None

2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
1.5 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:UR)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): None

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-732

Vulnerability Consequences:

Obtain Information

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-4870

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2009-0205
Low: dovecot security and bug fix update

Source: CCN
Type: SA32164
Dovecot ACL Plugin Security Bypass Security Issues

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Broken Link
32164

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Broken Link
33149

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Broken Link
33624

Source: GENTOO
Type: Third Party Advisory
GLSA-200812-16

Source: CCN
Type: Dovecot Download Web site
Download

Source: CCN
Type: GLSA-200812-16
Dovecot: Multiple vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: oss-security Mailing List, Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:30:36 -0400 (EDT)
CVE Request (dovecot)

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[oss-security] 20081029 CVE Request (dovecot)

Source: REDHAT
Type: Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2009:0205

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 436287
dovecot.conf is world readable - possible password exposure

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=436287

Source: XF
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
dovecot-dovecot-information-disclosure(46323)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
dovecot-dovecot-information-disclosure(46323)

Source: OVAL
Type: Tool Signature
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10776

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

AND

cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

AND

cpe:/o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

Oval Definitions

Definition ID	Class	Title	Last Modified
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29313	P	RHSA-2009:0205 -- dovecot security and bug fix update (Low)	2015-08-17
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21764	P	ELSA-2009:0205: dovecot security and bug fix update (Low)	2014-05-26
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10776	V	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.	2013-04-29
oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20090205	P	RHSA-2009:0205: dovecot security and bug fix update (Low)	2009-01-20

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