CVE-2007-6598 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote authenticated users can log in as other users with identical passwords due to improper LDAP cache maintenance in Dovecot.
- 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-2007-6598?
CVE-2007-6598 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dovecot Dovecot, published on 4 Jan 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dovecot before 1.0.10, with certain configuration options including use of %variables, does not properly maintain the LDAP+auth cache, which might allow remote authenticated users to login as a different user who has the same password.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6598?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dovecot Dovecot.
How do I fix CVE-2007-6598?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2007-6598 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6598 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dovecot Dovecot
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6598, DSA-1457-1, GHSA-grp6-gcpf-v967.