Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Dovecot 1.0 beta and 1.0 allows remote attackers to list files and directories under the mbox parent directory and obtain mailbox names via ".." sequences in the (1) LIST or (2) DELETE IMAP command.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | dovecot | 1.0.beta8-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | dovecot | 1.0.beta8-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | dovecot | 1.0.beta8-1 | — |
| Debian 3.1 | dovecot | 0.99.14-1sarge0 | DSA-1080-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1080-1 dovecot - programming error Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- DSA-1080 vendor-advisory
- http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2006-May/000006.html
- ADV-2006-2013 vdb-entry
- 20315 third-party-advisory
- 17961 vdb-entry
- 913 third-party-advisory
- 20308 third-party-advisory
- http://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-cvs/2006-May/005563.html
- 20060512 Dovecot IMAP: Mailbox names list disclosure with mboxes mailing-list
- dovecot-imap-list-information-disclosure(26536) vdb-entry