CVE-2008-5301

critical

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the ManageSieve implementation in Dovecot 1.0.15, 1.1, and 1.2 allows remote attackers to read and modify arbitrary .sieve files via a ".." (dot dot) in a script name.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46672

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3190

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-838-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32582

http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2008-November/035259.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/36904

http://secunia.com/advisories/32768

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-12-01

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00569