Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource Affecting dovecot package, versions <1:1.2.8-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-DOVECOT-19427110
  • published29 Aug 2026
  • disclosed24 Nov 2009

Introduced: 24 Nov 2009

CVE-2009-3897  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-732  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest dovecot to version 1:1.2.8-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dovecot package and not the dovecot package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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