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CVE-2008-1199

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.34%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-03-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2008-1199
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.4
EPSS
0.34%

Original NVD Description

Dovecot before 1.0.11, when configured to use mail_extra_groups to allow Dovecot to create dotlocks in /var/mail, might allow local users to read sensitive mail files for other users, or modify files or directories that are writable by group, via a symlink attack.