Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:23505Authentication Bypass
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
dovecot is vulnerable to authentication bypass. A flaw was found in a way Dovecot cached LDAP query results in certain configurations. This could possibly allow authenticated users to log in as a different user who has the same password.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| dovecot | eq | 1.0__1.2.rc15.el5 | |
| dovecot | eq | 1.0__1.2.rc15.el5 |
References
dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2007-December/000057.html
dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2007-December/000058.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00004.html
osvdb.org/39876
secunia.com/advisories/28227
secunia.com/advisories/28271
secunia.com/advisories/28404
secunia.com/advisories/28434
secunia.com/advisories/30342
secunia.com/advisories/32151
www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1457
www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0297.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485779/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485787/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/27093
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-567-1
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0017
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0297
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2076
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10458
Related
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P