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FreeBSD Ports: dovecot
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
The following package is affected: dovecot CVE-2008-4577 The ACL plugin in Dovecot before 1.1.4 treats negative access rights as if they are positive access rights, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. CVE-2008-4578 The 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.
Solution
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades.