VUPEN Security - Dovecot "mbox_mailbox_open()" Zlib Plugin Arbitrary Mbox Disclosure Vulnerability / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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>> Dovecot "mbox_mailbox_open()" Zlib Plugin Arbitrary Mbox Disclosure Vulnerability

Title : Dovecot "mbox_mailbox_open()" Zlib Plugin Arbitrary Mbox Disclosure Vulnerability
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-1452
CVE ID : CVE-2007-2231
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-04-18

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A vulnerability has been identified in Dovecot, which could be exploited by malicious users to bypass security checks and gain knowledge of sensitive information. This issue is caused by an error in the "mbox_mailbox_open()" [lib-storage/index/mbox/mbox-storage.c] function that fails to properly validate mailbox names when the zlib plugin is enabled, which could be exploited by attackers to open other users' gzipped mbox files via a directory traversal attack.

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2007-04-18 : Initial release

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