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…

High · published March 28, 2019

CVSS v3.0
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
67.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01178 · 67.4th percentile
Published
2019-03-28T13:45Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 MAR 13:45Z
    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…
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