CVE-2019-7524

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
8.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 25%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
dovecotdovecot
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< 2.2.36.3
dovecotdovecot
2.3.0 ≤
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< 2.3.5.1
debiandebian_linux
8.0
debiandebian_linux
9.0
canonicalubuntu_linux
14.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
16.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
18.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
18.10
opensuseleap
15.0
opensuseleap
42.3
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
dovecot
bookworm
1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u1
fixed
bookworm (security)
1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u1
fixed
bullseye
1:2.3.13+dfsg1-2+deb11u1
fixed
bullseye (security)
1:2.3.13+dfsg1-2+deb11u2
fixed
sid
1:2.3.21.1+dfsg1-1
fixed
trixie
1:2.3.21.1+dfsg1-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
dovecot
bionic
Fixed 1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.3
released
cosmic
Fixed 1:2.3.2.1-1ubuntu3.2
released
trusty
Fixed 1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6
released
xenial
Fixed 1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.10
released
openSUSE logo
openSUSE / SLES Releases
openSUSE Product
Release
dovecot22
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP4
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP4
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
dovecot22-backend-mysql
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP4
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP4
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
dovecot22-backend-pgsql
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP4
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP4
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
dovecot22-backend-sqlite
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP4
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP4
2.2.31-19.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
Red Hat logo
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Releases
Red Hat Product
Release
dovecot
RHEL 7
1:2.2.36-6.el7
fixed
dovecot-devel
RHEL 7
1:2.2.36-6.el7
fixed
dovecot-mysql
RHEL 7
1:2.2.36-6.el7
fixed
dovecot-pgsql
RHEL 7
1:2.2.36-6.el7
fixed
dovecot-pigeonhole
RHEL 7
1:2.2.36-6.el7
fixed
References