CVE-2008-1218
Argument injection vulnerability in Dovecot 1.0.x before 1.0.13, and 1.1.x before 1.1.rc3, when...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-1218- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-1218- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1227 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1227- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g2xp-pqfg-wfq9 No score
Argument injection vulnerability in Dovecot 1.0.x before 1.0.13, and 1.1.x before 1.1.rc3, when...
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.
- Record
GHSA-g2xp-pqfg-wfq9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-1218- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-1218 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1218- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
dovecotDebian:12 |
before 1:1.0.13-1 | 1:1.0.13-1 |
dovecotDebian:13 |
before 1:1.0.13-1 | 1:1.0.13-1 |
dovecotDebian:14 |
before 1:1.0.13-1 | 1:1.0.13-1 |
dovecotDebian:4.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.0.rc15-2etch4, plus listed versions 1.0.rc15-21.0.rc15-2etch11.0.rc15-2etch21.0.rc15-2etch3 |
1.0.rc15-2etch4 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Dovecot IMAP 1.0.10 < 1.1rc2 - Remote Email Disclosure | 2008-03-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-1218 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Dovecot, published March 10, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.34%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in dovecot 1:1.0.13-1.
References
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-25.xml
secunia.com/advisories/29295
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41085
exploit-db.com/exploits/5257
debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1516
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wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0108
usn.ubuntu.com/593-1
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00381.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00004.html
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2341
dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2008-March/000064.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/489481/100/0/threaded
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1218
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g2xp-pqfg-wfq9
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1218