Dovecot up to 2.0.12 Login path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dovecot up to 2.0.12. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Login. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2011-2167. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dovecot up to 2.0.12 (Mail Server Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Login. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

script-login in Dovecot 2.0.x before 2.0.13 does not follow the chroot configuration setting, which might allow remote authenticated users to conduct directory traversal attacks by leveraging a script.

The weakness was disclosed 05/24/2011 (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-2167 since 05/24/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65151 (CentOS 6 : dovecot (CESA-2013:0520)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121093 (CentOS Security Update for Dovecot (CESA-2013:0520)).

Upgrading to version 2.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (67674), Tenable (65151), SecurityFocus (BID 48003†), Secunia (SA52311†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38707†). The entries VDB-57516 and VDB-63692 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 65151
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : dovecot (CESA-2013:0520)
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OpenVAS ID: 881675
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for dovecot CESA-2013:0520 centos6
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Dovecot 2.0.2

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2013:0520
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-2167 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2167
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57517

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X-Force: 67674
SecurityFocus: 48003 - Dovecot 'script-login' Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 52311
Vulnerability Center: 38707 - Dovecot 2.0.* Before 2.0.13 \x27script-login\x27 Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/07/2021 19:27
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (67), 04/25/2017 11:46 (6), 11/07/2021 19:20 (3), 11/07/2021 19:27 (1)
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