Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-3897 (CCN-54363)

Assigned:2009-11-20
Published:2009-11-20
Updated:2017-08-17
Summary:Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.8 sets 0777 permissions during creation of certain directories at installation time, which allows local users to access arbitrary user accounts by replacing the auth socket, related to the parent directories of the base_dir directory, and possibly the base_dir directory itself.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
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): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.4 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.4 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-3897

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SUSE-SR:2010:001

Source: MLIST
Type: Patch
[oss-security] 20091120 CVE request: v1.2.8 released to fix the 0777 base_dir creation issue

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20091121 CVE Request - Dovecot - 1.2.8

Source: MLIST
Type: Patch
[oss-security] 20091123 Re: CVE request: v1.2.8 released to fix the 0777 base_dir creation issue

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20091123 Re: CVE Request - Dovecot - 1.2.8

Source: CCN
Type: SA37443
Dovecot Insecure Directory Permissions Security Issue

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
37443

Source: CCN
Type: Dovecot Download Web site
Download

Source: CCN
Type: Dovecot-news
v1.2.8 released

Source: MLIST
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
[dovecot-news] 20091120 v1.2.8 released

Source: MANDRIVA
Type: UNKNOWN
MDVSA-2009:306

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
60316

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 60316
Dovecot base_dir Directory Permission Weakness Local Privilege Escalation

Source: BID
Type: Patch
37084

Source: CCN
Type: BID-37084
Dovecot Insecure 'base_dir' Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: VUPEN
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
ADV-2009-3306

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
dovecot-basedir-privilege-escalation(54363)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
dovecot-basedir-privilege-escalation(54363)

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SR:2010:001
SUSE Security Summary Report

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:dovecot:dovecot:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20093897
    V
    CVE-2009-3897
    2015-11-16
    BACK
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.0
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.1
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.2
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.3
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.4
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.5
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.6
    dovecot dovecot 1.2.7