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A vulnerability was found in Dovecot (Mail Server Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

plugins/acl/acl-backend-vfile.c in Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.15 and 2.0.x before 2.0.5 interprets an ACL entry as a directive to add to the permissions granted by another ACL entry, instead of a directive to replace the permissions granted by another ACL entry, in certain circumstances involving the private namespace of a user, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via a request to read or modify a mailbox.

The weakness was released 10/06/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-3706 since 10/01/2010. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75471 (openSUSE Security Update : dovecot12 (openSUSE-SU-2010:0923-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165196 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2010:020)).

Upgrading to version 2.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (62256), Tenable (75471), SecurityFocus (BID 43690†), Secunia (SA43220†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27975†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4148, VDB-50944, VDB-50937 and VDB-55335.

Productinfo

Type

• Mail Server Software

Name

• Dovecot

Version

• 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
• 1.2.13
• 1.2.14
• 2.0.0
• 2.0.1
• 2.0.2
• 2.0.3
• 2.0.4

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 4.9
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 75471
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : dovecot12 (openSUSE-SU-2010:0923-1)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Port: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 831230
OpenVAS Name: Mandriva Update for dovecot MDVSA-2010:217 (dovecot)
OpenVAS File: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Dovecot 2.0.2

Timelineinfo

10/01/2010 🔍
10/06/2010 +5 days 🔍
10/06/2010 +0 days 🔍
10/06/2010 +0 days 🔍
11/01/2010 +26 days 🔍
02/08/2011 +99 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +1221 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +279 days 🔍
09/26/2021 +2383 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-1059-1⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-3706 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍

X-Force: 62256
SecurityFocus: 43690
Secunia: 43220 - Ubuntu update for dovecot, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 27975 - Dovecot 1.2-1.2.14 and 2.0-2.0.4 Remote Restriction Bypass Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-2572

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 02:37 PM
Updated: 09/26/2021 09:58 AM
Changes: 03/19/2015 02:37 PM (64), 03/08/2017 09:32 PM (11), 09/26/2021 09:55 AM (3), 09/26/2021 09:58 AM (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 18:014:40

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