CVE-2009-3897 Misconfiguration in n/a
Local attackers can hijack user accounts by replacing the authentication socket due to insecure directory permissions set during Dovecot installation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-3897?
CVE-2009-3897 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dovecot Dovecot, published on 24 Nov 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.8 sets 0777 permissions during creation of certain directories at installation time, which allows local users to access arbitrary user accounts by replacing the auth socket, related to the parent directories of the base_dir directory, and possibly the base_dir directory itself.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3897?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dovecot Dovecot.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3897?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2009-3897 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3897 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dovecot Dovecot
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3897, GHSA-89r5-2fhc-hwj7.