Description
Dovecot before 1.0.10, with certain configuration options including use of %variables, does not properly maintain the LDAP+auth cache, which might allow remote authenticated users to login as a different user who has the same password.
Published: 2008-01-04
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 2.5% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1457-1 New dovecot packages fix information disclosure
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-6564 Dovecot before 1.0.10, with certain configuration options including use of %variables, does not properly maintain the LDAP+auth cache, which might allow remote authenticated users to login as a different user who has the same password.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-567-1 Dovecot vulnerability
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Dovecot Dovecot
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:11:06.066Z

Reserved: 2007-12-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-6598

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-01-04T02:46:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-6598

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2007-12-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-6598 - Bugzilla

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