Directory traversal vulnerability in the ManageSieve implementation in Dovecot 1.0.15, 1.1, and 1.2 allows remote attackers to read and modify arbitrary .sieve files via a ".." (dot dot) in a script name
Published Dec 1, 2008
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.83%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the ManageSieve implementation in Dovecot 1.0.15, 1.1, and 1.2 allows remote attackers to read and modify arbitrary .sieve files via a ".." (dot dot) in a script name.
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
- 1.0.12
- 1.1
- 1.1
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of dovecot as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, or 5. Those packages do not include ManageSieve server.
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:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.83% (0.01829) | 78.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.83% (0.01829) | 75.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.57% (0.00569) | 66.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00614) | 79.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.57% (0.00567) | 77.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00567) | 74.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32768 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36904 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2008-November/035259.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32582 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-838-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3190 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5301 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46672 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5301
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5301
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32768 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/36904 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2008-November/035259.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32582 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-838-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3190 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5301 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46672 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5301 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5301 |
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