dovecot: insecure mail_extra_groups option
Published Mar 6, 2008
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.99.13
- 0.99.14
- 1.0
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.0.9
- 1.0.10
- 1.0.beta2
- 1.0.beta3
- 1.0.beta7
- 1.0.beta8
- 1.0.rc1
- 1.0.rc2
- 1.0.rc3
- 1.0.rc4
- 1.0.rc5
- 1.0.rc6
- 1.0.rc7
- 1.0.rc8
- 1.0.rc9
- 1.0.rc10
- 1.0.rc11
- 1.0.rc12
- 1.0.rc13
- 1.0.rc14
- 1.0.rc15
- 1.0_rc29
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
dovecot-0:1.0.7-2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0297
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | dovecot-0:1.0.7-2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0297 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the default configuration of Dovecot as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00341) | 25.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00341) | 25.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00037) | 7.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (22)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29226 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29385 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29396 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29557 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30342 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32151 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-25.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1516 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-March/000061.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0297.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489133/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28092 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1199 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=436927 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41009 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1199
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10739 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/593-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1199
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00358.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00381.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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