CVE-2007-2231
Last modified
CVE-2007-2231 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 2.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.beta1 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.beta2 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.beta3 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.beta4 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.beta5 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.beta6 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.beta7 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.beta8 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.beta9 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc1 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc2 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc3 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc4 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc5 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc6 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc7 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc8 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc9 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc10 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc11 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc12 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc13 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc14 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc15 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc16 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc17 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc18 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc19 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc20 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc21 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc22 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc23 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc24 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc25 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc26 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc27 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | 1.0.rc28 |
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