CVE-2008-4578

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2008-10-05
Bugzilla:
467437: CVE-2008-4578 dovecot: bypass of the 'k' right in the ACL plugin

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2008-4578 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

The risks associated with fixing this bug are greater than the low severity security risk. We therefore currently have no plans to fix this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 3.5
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None

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