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CVE-2008-4578

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2008-11-19	dovecot -- ACL plugin bypass vulnerabilities

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CVE-2008-4578 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2008-4578
Phase	Assigned(20081015)

Description

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.

References

Source	Reference
BUGTRAQ	20081119 Re: [ MDVSA-2008:232 ] dovecot
MLIST	[Dovecot-news] 20081005 v1.1.4 released
CONFIRM	http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240409
GENTOO	GLSA-200812-16
MANDRIVA	MDVSA-2008:232
BID	31587
VUPEN	ADV-2008-2745
SECUNIA	32164
SECUNIA	33149
XF	dovecot-acl-mailbox-security-bypass(45669)