CVE-2010-3779

Description

Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.15 and 2.0.x before 2.0.beta2 grants the admin permission to the owner of each mailbox in a non-public namespace, which might allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by changing the ACL of a mailbox, as demonstrated by a symlinked shared mailbox.

Category

3.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.30%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory dovecot.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1059-1 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:217 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43220 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0301 vdb entry
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2010-October/053450.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2010-October/053452.html mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2840 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3779?
CVE-2010-3779 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3779?
To fix CVE-2010-3779, 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-2010-3779 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-3779 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.