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dovecot: directory traversal

Package(s):dovecot CVE #(s):CVE-2007-2231
Created:May 8, 2007 Updated:May 21, 2008
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.
Alerts:
Red Hat RHSA-2008:0297-02 2008-05-21
Debian DSA-1359-1 2007-08-28
Ubuntu USN-487-1 2007-07-17
Fedora FEDORA-2007-493 2007-05-07
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