CVE-2008-4870

dovecot: ssl_key_password disclosure due to an insecure dovecot.conf permissions

Published Oct 31, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-4849 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:31 AM
Reserved
Oct 31, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 1, 2008, 12:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:58 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 6, 2008, 12:00 AM