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CVE-2009-3897

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.38%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-11-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2009-3897
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.38%

Original NVD Description

Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.8 sets 0777 permissions during creation of certain directories at installation time, which allows local users to access arbitrary user accounts by replacing the auth socket, related to the parent directories of the base_dir directory, and possibly the base_dir directory itself.