gsd-2019-7524
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:23
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.
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CVE-2019-7524


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   GSD: {
      alias: "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.",
      id: "GSD-2019-7524",
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         "https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4418",
         "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062",
         "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-7524",
         "https://advisories.mageia.org/CVE-2019-7524.html",
         "https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-7524",
         "https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2019-7524.html",
         "https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2019-7524.html",
      ],
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         remediation: "unknown",
         reportConfidence: "confirmed",
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         lastModifiedDate: "2019-06-14T03:29Z",
         publishedDate: "2019-03-28T14:29Z",
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   },
}


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