CVE-2008-4578

NameCVE-2008-4578
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs502967

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
dovecot (PTS)bullseye1:2.3.13+dfsg1-2+deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)1:2.3.13+dfsg1-2+deb11u2fixed
bookworm, bookworm (security)1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie1:2.3.21.1+dfsg1-1fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
dovecotsource(unstable)1:1.1.9-1low502967

Notes

[etch] - dovecot <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[lenny] - dovecot <no-dsa> (Minor issue)

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