CVE-2019-7524
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CVE-2019-7524 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 1.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Dovecot | Dovecot | < 2.2.36.3 |
| Dovecot | Dovecot | >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.5.1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.10 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.0 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 42.3 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00060.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00067.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/28/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107672Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2019-March/000403.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://dovecot.org/security.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00038.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/59Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3928-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4418Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00060.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00067.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/28/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107672Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2019-March/000403.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://dovecot.org/security.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00038.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/59Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3928-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4418Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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