Dovecot up to 1.2.12 AGate access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Dovecot up to 1.2.12. Impacted is an unknown function of the component AGate. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-3304. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Dovecot up to 1.2.12 (Mail Server Software). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component AGate. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

The ACL plugin in Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.13 propagates INBOX ACLs to newly created mailboxes in certain configurations, which might allow remote attackers to read mailboxes that have unintended weak ACLs.

The weakness was published 09/24/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at dovecot.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-3304. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75470 (openSUSE Security Update : dovecot12 (openSUSE-SU-2010:0636-1)), 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 165210 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2010:017) - Deprecated).

Upgrading to version 1.2.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (75470), SecurityFocus (BID 41964†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27280†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 75470
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : dovecot12 (openSUSE-SU-2010:0636-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 831230
OpenVAS Name: Mandriva Update for dovecot MDVSA-2010:217 (dovecot)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Dovecot 1.2.4

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07/26/2010 🔍
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09/13/2010 +48 days 🔍
09/24/2010 +11 days 🔍
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09/26/2010 +2 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +1356 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +279 days 🔍
02/02/2025 +3607 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-1059-1
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-3304 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3304
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54840

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SecurityFocus: 41964 - Dovecot Access Control List (ACL) Plugin Security Bypass Weakness
Secunia: 43220
Vulnerability Center: 27280 - Dovecot 1.2-1.2.12 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 02/02/2025 00:45
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (59), 03/06/2017 11:05 (9), 09/25/2021 15:05 (5), 09/25/2021 15:11 (1), 02/02/2025 00:45 (18)
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