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CVE-2007-2231

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 2.12%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2007-04-25 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2007-2231
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.3
EPSS
2.12%

Original NVD 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.