CVE-2010-3706
mediumpriority · track · 23EPSS 0.021 · 82 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
plugins/acl/acl-backend-vfile.c in Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.15 and 2.0.x before 2.0.5 interprets an ACL entry as a directive to add to the permissions granted by another ACL entry, instead of a directive to replace the permissions granted by another ACL entry, in certain circumstances involving the private namespace of a user, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via a request to read or modify a mailbox.
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affected products (21)
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references (24)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00001.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128620520732377&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128622064325688&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43220enisa_euvd
- http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2010-October/053450.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2010-October/053451.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2010-October/053452.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:217enisa_euvd
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