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CVE-2019-7524
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2019-03-28T14:29:00.417 · Last modified 2026-06-17T02:40:39.813

Summary

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.

Affected products

dovecot — dovecot

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References

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