Description
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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1516-1 | New dovecot packages fix privilege escalation |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-593-1 | Dovecot vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T08:17:34.499Z
Reserved: 2008-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2008-1218
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Status : Modified
Published: 2008-03-10T23:44:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2008-1218
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN