Unscored severity · published Oct 6, 2010
CVE-2010-3779
Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.15 and 2.0.x before 2.0.beta2 grants the admin permission to the owner of each mailbox in a non-public namespace, which might allow remote authenticated…
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CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.15 and 2.0.x before 2.0.beta2 grants the admin permission to the owner of each mailbox in a non-public namespace, which might allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by changing the ACL of a mailbox, as demonstrated by a symlinked shared mailbox.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 65% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DO
Dovecot · Dovecot
1.2.0; 1.2.1; 1.2.2; 1.2.3; 1.2.4; 1.2.5; +10 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3779
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3779
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/43220
Vendor Advisory
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2010-October/053450.html
www.dovecot.org
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2010-October/053452.html
www.mandriva.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:217
www.ubuntu.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1059-1
www.vupen.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2840
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