USN-3928-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3928-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3928-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3928-1
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Related
Published
2019-04-01T11:34:43.484300Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:47Z
Summary
dovecot vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled reading certain headers from the index. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / dovecot

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6

Affected versions

1:2.*

1:2.1.7-7ubuntu3
1:2.2.9-1ubuntu1
1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2
1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1
1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.3
1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.4
1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-core"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-gssapi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-imapd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-ldap"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-lmtpd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-managesieved"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-mysql"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-pgsql"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-pop3d"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-sieve"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-solr"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-sqlite"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6",
            "binary_name": "mail-stack-delivery"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "cves": [
            {
                "id": "CVE-2019-7524",
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / dovecot

Package

Name
dovecot
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dovecot@1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.10?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.10

Affected versions

1:2.*

1:2.2.18-2ubuntu2
1:2.2.22-1ubuntu1
1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2
1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.1
1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.2
1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.3
1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.4
1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.6
1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.7
1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.8
1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.9

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-core"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-gssapi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-imapd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-ldap"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-lmtpd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-lucene"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-managesieved"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-mysql"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-pgsql"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-pop3d"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-sieve"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-solr"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-sqlite"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "mail-stack-delivery"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "cves": [
            {
                "id": "CVE-2019-7524",
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / dovecot

Package

Name
dovecot
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dovecot@1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.3?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.3

Affected versions

1:2.*

1:2.2.27-3ubuntu1
1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu1
1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu2
1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu3
1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4
1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.1
1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.3",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-core"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.3",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.3",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-gssapi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.3",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-imapd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.3",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-ldap"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.3",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-lmtpd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.3",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-managesieved"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.3",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-mysql"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.3",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-pgsql"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.3",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-pop3d"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.3",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-sieve"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.3",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-solr"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.3",
            "binary_name": "dovecot-sqlite"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.3",
            "binary_name": "mail-stack-delivery"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "cves": [
            {
                "id": "CVE-2019-7524",
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}