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High
CVE-2019-7524
In Dovecot before 2.2.36.3 and 2.3.x before 2.3.5.1, a local...
Vulnerability Description
In Dovecot before 2.2.36.3 and 2.3.x before 2.3.5.1, a local attacker can cause a buffer overflow in the indexer-worker process, which can be used to elevate to root. This occurs because of missing checks in the fts and pop3-uidl components.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://dovecot.org/security.html
- https://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2019-March/000403.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/28/1
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/59
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4418
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00038.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3928-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107672
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00060.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00067.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-19
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4XLI55NGRDTGMVOPYFCPPFNPA5VKYSSY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QHFZ5OWRIZGIWZJ5PTNVWWZNLLNH4XYS/
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
dovecot, debian linux, ubuntu linux, leap
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.3.0, 8.0, 9.0, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10, 15.0, 42.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 28th, 2019
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.