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ALPINE-CVE-2019-7524

ALPINE-CVE-2019-7524 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.7dovecot2.2.2-r0, 2.3.0, 2.3.0
Alpine:v3.15dovecot0, 2.2.7-r0, 2.3.1-r1
Alpine:v3.9dovecot1.2.4-r0, 0, 1.1.11-r1
Alpine:v3.10dovecot2.2.18-r1, 2.2.18-r0, 2.2.16-r1
Alpine:v3.13dovecot0, 1.1.11-r0, 1.1.11-r1
Alpine:v3.18dovecot2.2.26.0-r0, 2.3.0, 2.3.0
Alpine:v3.14dovecot1.2.12-r0, 1.2.12-r1, 1.2.12-r2
Alpine:v3.11dovecot2.2.2-r1, 2.2.19-r2, 2.2.19-r1
Alpine:v3.23dovecot1.2.11-r5, 2.2.23-r0, 2.2.23-r1
Alpine:v3.17dovecot2.3.0, 0, 1.1.11-r0
Alpine:v3.6dovecot2.0.5-r0, 2.0.7-r0, 2.0.8-r0
Alpine:v3.22dovecot1.2.5-r0, 2.2.5-r1, 2.3.2.1-r4
Alpine:v3.21dovecot1.2.11-r2, 1.2.11-r1, 1.2.11-r0
Alpine:v3.12dovecot2.2.23-r1, 1.2.12-r0, 1.2.11-r5
Alpine:v3.16dovecot2.0.17-r1, 1.2.11-r5, 1.2.11-r4
Alpine:v3.8dovecot1.1.11-r0, 2.3.0, 2.3.0
Alpine:v3.19dovecot2.0.16-r0, 2.3.0, 2.3.0
Alpine:v3.24dovecot2.3.0, 0, 2.3.0
Alpine:v3.20dovecot0, 1.1.11-r1, 1.1.13-r0

Timeline

  • Mar 28, 2019 CVE Published
  • Jul 8, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
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