CVE-2008-1199

NameCVE-2008-1199
DescriptionDovecot 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1516-1
Debian Bugs469457

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
dovecot (PTS)buster1:2.3.4.1-5+deb10u6fixed
buster (security)1:2.3.4.1-5+deb10u7fixed
bullseye1:2.3.13+dfsg1-2+deb11u1fixed
bookworm, sid1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
dovecotsourceetch1.0.rc15-2etch4DSA-1516-1
dovecotsource(unstable)1:1.0.12-1medium469457
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