CVE-2016-4983

LOW

Dovecot - Incorrect Permission Assignment

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

A postinstall script in the dovecot rpm allows local users to read the contents of newly created SSL/TLS key files.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=984639
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346055
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00096.html

Scores

CVSS v3 3.3
EPSS 0.0014
EPSS Percentile 34.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-732
Status published
Products (8)
dovecot/dovecot
opensuse/leap 42.1
opensuse/leap 42.2
opensuse/opensuse 13.2
redhat/enterprise_linux 4.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 5.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 7.0
Published Nov 05, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026