6.5

CVE-2011-2166: dovecot Configuration

CVSS: 6.5v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2011-2166
Published 24-05-2011Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-2166 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Configuration vulnerability in dovecot. EPSS estimates a 2.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.01%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
RHSA-2013:0520

Timeline

  1. 24-05-2011
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

script-login in Dovecot 2.0.x before 2.0.13 does not follow the user and group configuration settings, which might allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a script.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.01%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

81%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.01% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
2.01%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • dovecot< 1:2.0.13-1
Dovecot1 product
  • dovecotEOL2.0.0 | 2.0.1 | 2.0.2 | 2.0.3 | 2.0.4 | 2.0.5 | 2.0.6 | 2.0.7 | 2.0.8 | 2.0.9 | 2.0.10 | 2.0.11 | 2.0.12

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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