CVE-2008-4578

N/A Unknown

Published: October 15, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

The ACL plugin in Dovecot before 1.1.4 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by using the "k" right to create unauthorized "parent/child/child" mailboxes.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240409

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/32164

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/33149

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-October/000085.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:232

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498498/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31587

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2745

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45669

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240409