Servers and applications
CVE-2009-3897
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.
- Severity
- Medium 5.5
- Published
- 24 Nov 2009
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Fixed in
- 1.2.8
- Exploit chance
- 0.4% in the next 30 daysHigher than 31% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
- Attack
- Needs local access · Needs a user account · No user action needed
- Attacker can
- Read data
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
DovecotServers and applications · cpe:a:dovecot:dovecot |
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