UBUNTU-CVE-2019-7524

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2019-7524

    Published: 29 Mar 2019Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-7524
    Aliases:
    USN-3928-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-7524, https://www.dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2019-March/000403.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3928-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-7524

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dovecot

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/dovecot@1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6

    Affected versions

    1:2.1.7-7ubuntu3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High