CVE-2007-6598

Published: Jan 4, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

6.8

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Dovecot: Dovecot

Dovecot

1 product

Dovecot

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Dovecot Dovecot	Up to 1.0.9

Related CWEs

CWE-264

References (38)

http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2007-December/000057.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2007-December/000058.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00004.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osvdb.org/39876

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28227

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28271

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28404

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28434

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/30342

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32151

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1457

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0297.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485779/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485787/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27093

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-567-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0017

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2076

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10458

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2007-December/000057.html