dovecot: INBOX ACLs to newly created mailboxes propagation, possibly leading to weak ACLs
Published Sep 24, 2010
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.71%
Description
The ACL plugin in Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.13 propagates INBOX ACLs to newly created mailboxes in certain configurations, which might allow remote attackers to read mailboxes that have unintended weak ACLs.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.8
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.10
- 1.2.11
- 1.2.12
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
dovecot
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
dovecot
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
dovecot
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | dovecot | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | dovecot | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | dovecot | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the version of dovecot package, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5 and 6.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.71% (0.02710) | 85.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.71% (0.02710) | 84.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.71% (0.01708) | 80.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.98% (0.03984) | 80.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.96% (0.00964) | 74.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00663) | 80.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00663) | 79.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00663) | 76.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43220 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2010-July/000163.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:217 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/16/14 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/16/17 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41964 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1059-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2840 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0301 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3304 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=746270 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3304
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3304
Change history (0)
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