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FreeBSD : dovecot -- Insecure directory permissions (30211c45-e52a-11de-b5cd-00e0815b8da8)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 43104
Synopsis
The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.Description
Dovecot author reports :Dovecot v1.2.x had been creating base_dir (and its parents if necessary) with 0777 permissions. The base_dir's permissions get changed to 0755 automatically at startup, but you may need to chmod the parent directories manually.
Solution
Update the affected package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 43104
File Name: freebsd_pkg_30211c45e52a11deb5cd00e0815b8da8.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Published: 12/11/2009
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:dovecot, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/10/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/20/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-3897
BID: 37084