Dovecot up to 1.0.x Access Restriction access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Dovecot up to 1.0.x. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Access Restriction. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-4578. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dovecot up to 1.0.x (Mail Server Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 10/05/2008. The weakness was released 10/15/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at dovecot.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-4578 since 10/15/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 10 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34838 (FreeBSD : dovecot -- ACL plugin bypass vulnerabilities (75c24c1d-b688-11dd-88fd-001c2514716c)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.0.beta2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45669), Tenable (34838), SecurityFocus (BID 31587†), OSVDB (49099†) and Secunia (SA32164†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-44801 and VDB-44545. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 34838
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : dovecot -- ACL plugin bypass vulnerabilities (75c24c1d-b688-11dd-88fd-001c2514716c)
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OpenVAS ID: 61916
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: dovecot
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Dovecot 1.0.beta2

Timelineinfo

10/05/2008 🔍
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10/06/2008 +1 days 🔍
10/15/2008 +9 days 🔍
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11/19/2008 +35 days 🔍
11/21/2008 +2 days 🔍
12/01/2008 +10 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2297 days 🔍
08/21/2019 +1618 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: dovecot.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4578 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4578
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44546
X-Force: 45669
SecurityFocus: 31587 - Dovecot ACL Plugin Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32164 - Dovecot ACL Plugin Security Bypass Security Issues, Less Critical
OSVDB: 49099 - CVE-2008-4578 - Dovecot - Security Bypass Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20079 - Dovecot < 1.1.4 ACL Plugin Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Create Unauthorized Mailboxes, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2745

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/21/2019 10:03
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (80), 08/21/2019 10:03 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:835:103

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