Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-6598
Dovecot before 1.0.10, with certain configuration options including use of %variables, does not properly maintain the LDAP+auth cache, which might allow remote authenticated users to login as a different user who has the same password.
Products affected by CVE-2007-6598
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-6598
1.62%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 88 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-6598
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2007-6598
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2007-6598
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Red Hat 2008-05-21This issue did not affect versions of Dovecot as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux before version 5. An update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 was released to correct this issue: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0297.html
References for CVE-2007-6598
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-567-1
USN-567-1: Dovecot vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu
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http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2007-December/000058.html
[Dovecot-news] v1.0.10 released
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http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1457
[SECURITY] [DSA 1457-1] New dovecot packages fix information disclosure
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27093
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http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2007-December/000057.html
[Dovecot-news] Security hole #4: Specific LDAP + auth cache configuration may mix up user logins
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0017
Site en construction
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485779/100/0/threaded
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485787/100/0/threaded
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10458
404 Not Found
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0297.html
Support
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https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2076
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00004.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2008:020 - openSUSE Security Announce - openSUSE Mailing Lists
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