Argument injection vulnerability in Dovecot 1.0.x before 1.0.13, and 1.1.x before 1.1.rc3, when using blocking passdbs, allows remote attackers to bypass the password check via a password containing TAB characters, which are treated as argument delimiters that enable the skip_password_check field to be specified.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.1
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade dovecot | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 10, 2008 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-mail/dovecot. | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 10, 2008 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade dovecotUpgrade dovecot-develUpgrade suse-release | Feb 17, 2015 | Mar 10, 2008 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade dovecot-pop3dUpgrade dovecot-imapdUpgrade dovecot-common | Nov 8, 2024 | Mar 10, 2008 |
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