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CVE-2007-2231
Directory traversal vulnerability in index/mbox/mbox-storage.c in Dovecot before 1.0.rc29, when using the zlib plugin, allows remote…
Medium4.3EPSS 2.1%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.1% · top 18% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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References (14)
- USN-487-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 30342 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0297 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 23552 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-1359 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://dovecot.org/doc/NEWS (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [dovecot-cvs] 20070330 dovecot/src/lib-storage/index/mbox mbox-storage.c, 1.145.2.14, 1.145.2.15 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10995 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- dovecot-mboxstorage-directory-traversal(34082) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2007:008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- ADV-2007-1452 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- [dovecot-news] 20070330 Security hole #3: zlib plugin allows opening any gziped mboxes (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 25072 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20070418 rPSA-2007-0074-1 dovecot (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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