CVE-2007-2231 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 25 Apr 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can read arbitrary gzipped mailboxes via path traversal in Dovecot when the zlib plugin is enabled.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2007-2231?

CVE-2007-2231 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dovecot Dovecot, published on 25 Apr 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index/mbox/mbox-storage.c in Dovecot before 1.0.rc29, when using the zlib plugin, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary gzipped (.gz) mailboxes (mbox files) via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the mailbox name.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2231?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dovecot Dovecot.

How do I fix CVE-2007-2231?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2007-2231 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2231 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2231, DSA-1359-1, GHSA-8qfr-2vxg-8g3g.