CVE-2008-1199

MediumCVSS 4.4/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Dovecot before 1.0.11, when configured to use mail_extra_groups to allow Dovecot to create dotlocks in /var/mail, might allow local users to read sensitive mail files for other users, or modify files or directories that are writable by group, via a symlink attack.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.4/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-16CWE-59

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Mar 6, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-1199: Medium severity, CVSS 4.4 | Vulnix