Is CVE-2008-1199 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-1199 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-1199?

CVE-2008-1199 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-1199?

CVE-2008-1199 has an EPSS score of 0.34% (26th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1199?

Upgrade dovecot on debian 11 to 1:1.0.12-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-1199

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Dovecot before 1.0.11, when configured to use mail_extra_groups to allow Dovecot to create dotlocks in /var/mail, might allow local users to read sensitive mail files for other users, or modify files or directories that are writable by group, via a symlink attack.

CWE-16 CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

dovecotDebian

Fixed in:1:1.0.12-1CVE-2008-1199

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

26thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 26% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Other references16

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.