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CVE-2008-1199

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.4 Published: 2008-03-06 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Dovecot before 1.0.11, when configured to use mail_extra_groups to allow Dovecot to create dotlocks in /var/mail, might allow local users to read sensitive mail files for other users, or modify files or directories that are writable by group, via a symlink attack.

Affected Platforms

Dovecot Dovecot

Weakness Type

CWE-16, CWE-59

References