High severity8.8OSV Advisory· Published Mar 28, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-7524
CVE-2019-7524
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.
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Affected products
291.1.alpha1, 1.1.alpha2, 1.1.alpha4, …+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: 1.1.alpha1, 1.1.alpha2, 1.1.alpha4, …
- cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2.2.36.3
- (no CPE)range: <2.2.36.3, <2.3.5.1
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords18 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/dovecot23&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/dovecot23&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/dovecot24&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/dovecot22&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/dovecot22&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/dovecot22&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/dovecot22&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/dovecot22&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/dovecot22&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/dovecot22&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/dovecot22&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/dovecot22&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/dovecot22&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/dovecot22&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/dovecot22&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/dovecot22&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/dovecot22&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/dovecot23&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015
< 2.3.3-lp150.8.2+ 17 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.3-lp150.8.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.16-1.6
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.31-19.14.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.31-19.14.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.31-19.14.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.31-19.14.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.31-19.14.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.31-19.14.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.31-19.14.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.31-19.14.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.31-19.14.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.31-19.14.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.31-19.14.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.31-19.14.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.31-19.14.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.31-19.14.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.3-4.10.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00060.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00067.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/28/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/107672nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2019-March/000403.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- dovecot.org/security.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00038.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/59nvdIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3928-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4418nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4XLI55NGRDTGMVOPYFCPPFNPA5VKYSSY/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QHFZ5OWRIZGIWZJ5PTNVWWZNLLNH4XYS/nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-19nvd
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