dovecot insecure SSL/TLS key and certificate file creation
Published Nov 5, 2019
3.3
LOWCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.40%
Description
A postinstall script in the dovecot rpm allows local users to read the contents of newly created SSL/TLS key files.
Affected products
-
- Version dovecot22-2.2.13-3.7.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version dovecot22-2.2.18-9.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version dovecot22-2.2.25-3.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Configuration 3
- 4.0
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
dovecot
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
dovecot
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
dovecot
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
dovecot
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | dovecot | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | dovecot | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | dovecot | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | dovecot | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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 | 0.40% (0.00398) | 31.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00395) | 31.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.13% (0.00127) | 29.63th | 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 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00096.html x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4983 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346055 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=984639 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4983
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4983
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00096.html | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4983 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346055 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=984639 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4983 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4983 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.