CVE-2008-5301

N/A Unknown

Published: December 01, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/32768

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/36904

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2008-November/035259.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32582

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-838-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3190

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46672

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32768