CVE-2010-3779

Dovecot: Admin permissions granted to the owner of each mailbox in a non-public namespace

Published Oct 6, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 3.5 Low EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.15 and 2.0.x before 2.0.beta2 grants the admin permission to the owner of each mailbox in a non-public namespace, which might allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by changing the ACL of a mailbox, as demonstrated by a symlinked shared mailbox.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-3758 Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.15 and 2.0.x before 2.0.beta2 grants the admin permission to the owner of each mailbox in a non-public namespace, which might allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by changing the ACL of a mailbox, as demonstrated by a symlinked shared mailbox.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1059-1 Dovecot vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:18 AM
Reserved
Oct 6, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 6, 2010, 9:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:23 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Oct 6, 2010, 12:00 AM