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dovecot: arbitrary file modification

Package(s):

dovecot

CVE #(s):

CVE-2008-5301

Created:

September 28, 2009

Updated:

September 30, 2009

Description:

From the Ubuntu advisory:

It was discovered that the ManageSieve service in Dovecot incorrectly handled ".." in script names. A remote attacker could exploit this to read and modify arbitrary sieve files on the server. This only affected Ubuntu 8.10. (CVE-2008-5301)

Alerts:

Ubuntu

USN-838-1

2009-09-28

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