Security readout for executives and security teams
Dovecot mail servers before 1.1.4 could misread deny-style ACL rules as allow rules. If an organization relied on those negative rights to restrict mailbox access, users could get access that administrators meant to block. Exposure is most likely on legacy Dovecot deployments older than 1.1.4 with the ACL plugin enabled and ACLs using negative rights. Treat as a targeted legacy mail authorization risk. Prioritize remediation where Dovecot protects shared, executive, legal, support, or regulated mailboxes using ACL restrictions. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Dovecot to 1.1.4 or a fixed vendor-supported package.; Review Fedora, Ubuntu, Red Hat, Mandriva, Gentoo, or SUSE advisories for distro-specific fixes.; Identify and reassess ACLs that rely on negative rights..
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- FEDORA-2008-9202CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10376CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- FEDORA-2008-9232CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
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