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CVE-2007-6598
Dovecot before 1.0.10, with certain configuration options including use of %variables, does not properly maintain the LDAP+auth cache,…
Medium6.8EPSS 2.0%
- Published
- Updated
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 20% 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 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (19)
- 28434 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30342 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10458 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20080103 Re: rPSA-2008-0001-1 dovecot (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0297 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- USN-567-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 27093 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0017 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 39876 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:020 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 20080103 rPSA-2008-0001-1 dovecot (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- DSA-1457 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [Dovecot-news] 20071221 Security hole #4: Specific LDAP + auth cache configuration may mix up user logins (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 32151 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28404 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28271 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [Dovecot-news] 20071229 v1.0.10 released (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2076 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28227 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .