CVE-2007-2231

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.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.02% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory novell.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-487-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30342	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0297.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23552	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1359	vendor advisory
http://dovecot.org/doc/NEWS
http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-cvs/2007-March/008488.html	mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10995	signature vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34082	vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_8_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1452	vdb entry
http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2007-March/000038.html	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/25072	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466168/100/0/threaded	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2231?: CVE-2007-2231 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2231?: To fix CVE-2007-2231, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-2231 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-2231 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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