dovecot: ssl_key_password disclosure due to an insecure dovecot.conf permissions
Published Oct 31, 2008
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
dovecot 1.0.7 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, and possibly Fedora, uses world-readable permissions for dovecot.conf, which allows local users to obtain the ssl_key_password parameter value.
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- 5.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
dovecot-0:1.0.7-7.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0205
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | dovecot-0:1.0.7-7.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0205 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00372) | 28.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00372) | 28.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00040) | 9.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32164 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33149 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33624 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0205.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4870 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=436287 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=469659 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46323 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4870
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10776 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALTool Signature
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4870
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