DEBIAN-CVE-2019-7524

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-7524
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2019-7524.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2019-7524
Upstream
Published
2019-03-28T14:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:13:03Z
Summary
[none]
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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / dovecot

Package

Name
dovecot
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dovecot?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.3.4.1-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / dovecot

Package

Name
dovecot
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dovecot?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.3.4.1-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / dovecot

Package

Name
dovecot
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dovecot?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.3.4.1-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / dovecot

Package

Name
dovecot
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dovecot?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.3.4.1-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}