Debian: DSA-4418-1: dovecot security update
Debian: DSA-4418-1: dovecot security update
A vulnerability was discovered in the Dovecot email server. When reading FTS or POP3-UIDL headers from the Dovecot index, the input buffer size is not bounds-checked. An attacker with the ability to modify dovecot indexes, can take advantage of this flaw for privilege escalation or the
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4418-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso March 28, 2019 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : dovecot CVE ID : CVE-2019-7524 A vulnerability was discovered in the Dovecot email server. When reading FTS or POP3-UIDL headers from the Dovecot index, the input buffer size is not bounds-checked. An attacker with the ability to modify dovecot indexes, can take advantage of this flaw for privilege escalation or the execution of arbitrary code with the permissions of the dovecot user. Only installations using the FTS or pop3 migration plugins are affected. For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1:2.2.27-3+deb9u4. We recommend that you upgrade your dovecot packages. For the detailed security status of dovecot please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/dovecot Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.