CVE-2008-4870
dovecot 1.0.7 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, and possibly Fedora, uses world-readable...
dovecot 1.0.7 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, and possibly Fedora, uses world-readable permissions for dovecot.conf, which allows local users to obtain the ssl_key_password parameter value.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
dovecot 1.0.7 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, and possibly Fedora, uses world-readable permissions for dovecot.conf, which allows local users to obtain the ssl_key_password parameter value.
- Record
CVE-2008-4870- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
dovecot 1.0.7 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, and possibly Fedora, uses world-readable permissions for dovecot.conf, which allows local users to obtain the ssl_key_password parameter value.
- Record
CVE-2008-4870- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4849 No score
dovecot 1.0.7 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, and possibly Fedora, uses world-readable permissions for dovecot.conf, which allows local users to obtain the ssl_key_password parameter value.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4849- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7hp8-2g4v-fc2h No score
dovecot 1.0.7 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, and possibly Fedora, uses world-readable...
dovecot 1.0.7 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, and possibly Fedora, uses world-readable permissions for dovecot.conf, which allows local users to obtain the ssl_key_password parameter value.
- Record
GHSA-7hp8-2g4v-fc2h- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
dovecot 1.0.7 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, and possibly Fedora, uses world-readable permissions for dovecot.conf, which allows local users to obtain the ssl_key_password parameter value.
- Record
CVE-2008-4870- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4870 No score
dovecot 1.0.7 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, and possibly Fedora, uses world-readable permissions for dovecot.conf, which allows local users to obtain the ssl_key_password parameter value.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4870- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
dovecotDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.11:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u11:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u21:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u31:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u4 Show 39 moreShow less1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u51:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u61:2.3.20+dfsg1-11:2.3.21+dfsg1-11:2.3.21+dfsg1-21:2.3.21+dfsg1-31:2.3.21+dfsg1-3~bpo12+11:2.3.21.1+dfsg1-11:2.3.21.1+dfsg1-1~bpo12+11:2.4.0+dfsg1-1~exp11:2.4.0+dfsg1-1~exp21:2.4.0+dfsg1-1~exp31:2.4.0+dfsg1-1~exp41:2.4.0+dfsg1-1~exp51:2.4.0+dfsg1-1~exp61:2.4.1+dfsg1-11:2.4.1+dfsg1-1~exp11:2.4.1+dfsg1-1~exp21:2.4.1+dfsg1-21:2.4.1+dfsg1-31:2.4.1+dfsg1-41:2.4.1+dfsg1-51:2.4.1+dfsg1-61:2.4.1+dfsg1-6~exp11:2.4.1+dfsg1-71:2.4.1+dfsg1-81:2.4.1+dfsg1-91:2.4.2+dfsg1-11:2.4.2+dfsg1-21:2.4.2+dfsg1-31:2.4.2+dfsg1-41:2.4.3+dfsg1-11:2.4.3+dfsg1-21:2.4.4+dfsg1-11:2.4.4+dfsg1-21:2.4.5+dfsg1-11:2.4.5+dfsg1-21:2.4.5+dfsg1-31:2.4.5+dfsg1-4 |
None known |
dovecotDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-61:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u11:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u21:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u31:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u4 Show 18 moreShow less1:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u51:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u61:2.4.1+dfsg1-6+deb13u71:2.4.1+dfsg1-71:2.4.1+dfsg1-81:2.4.1+dfsg1-91:2.4.2+dfsg1-11:2.4.2+dfsg1-21:2.4.2+dfsg1-31:2.4.2+dfsg1-41:2.4.3+dfsg1-11:2.4.3+dfsg1-21:2.4.4+dfsg1-11:2.4.4+dfsg1-21:2.4.5+dfsg1-11:2.4.5+dfsg1-21:2.4.5+dfsg1-31:2.4.5+dfsg1-4 |
None known |
dovecotDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:2.4.1+dfsg1-61:2.4.1+dfsg1-71:2.4.1+dfsg1-81:2.4.1+dfsg1-91:2.4.2+dfsg1-1 Show 11 moreShow less1:2.4.2+dfsg1-21:2.4.2+dfsg1-31:2.4.2+dfsg1-41:2.4.3+dfsg1-11:2.4.3+dfsg1-21:2.4.4+dfsg1-11:2.4.4+dfsg1-21:2.4.5+dfsg1-11:2.4.5+dfsg1-21:2.4.5+dfsg1-31:2.4.5+dfsg1-4 |
None known |
dovecotRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:1.0.7-7.el5 | 0:1.0.7-7.el5 |
dovecot-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:1.0.7-7.el5 | 0:1.0.7-7.el5 |
dovecotRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:1.0.7-7.el5 | 0:1.0.7-7.el5 |
dovecot-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:1.0.7-7.el5 | 0:1.0.7-7.el5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4870 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Dovecot, published October 31, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/32164
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/10
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46323
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=436287
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-16.xml
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redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0205.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10776
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4870
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7hp8-2g4v-fc2h
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4870
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:0205
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2009/rhsa-2009_0205.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4577