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Dovecot < 2.2.36.3, 2.3.x < 2.3.5.1 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.2
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
4 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
Dovecot is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
A local attacker can cause a buffer overflow in the indexer-worker process. This occurs because of missing checks in the fts and pop3-uidl components.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Dovecot version 2.0.14 through 2.2.36.2 and version 2.3.0 through version 2.3.5.0.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 2.2.36.3 or 2.3.5.1 respectively.