{"action":"Upgrade dovecot to 1:1.2.8-1 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"1:1.2.8-1","introduced":"0"}],"component":"dovecot","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:13","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["1:1.2.8-1"],"id":"tcs_01M5N9DTVPN5G021RFVSW9X7GE","modified_at":"2026-10-23T18:02:38.946814832Z","published_at":"2009-11-24T17:30:00.407Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3897","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3897"],"severity":{"label":"medium","score":5.5},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3897#Debian:13/dovecot","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3897"}],"summary":"Dovecot 1.2.x before 1.2.8 sets 0777 permissions during creation of certain directories at installation time, which allows local users to access arbitrary user accounts by replacing the auth socket, r"}