CVE-2013-6171
Medium
Description
checkpassword-reply in Dovecot before 2.2.7 performs setuid operations to a user who is authenticating, which allows local users to bypass authentication and access virtual email accounts by attaching to the process and using a restricted file descriptor to modify account information in the response to the dovecot-auth server.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.8
Exploit probability—
ProductDovecot
PublishedDec 9, 2013
First seenDec 9, 2013
How to fix
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Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| dovecot dovecot | v ≤ 2.2.6, 2.0, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.0.6, 2.0.7, 2.0.8, 2.0.9, 2.0.10, 2.0.11, 2.0.12, 2.0.13, 2.0.14, 2.0.15, 2.1, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.1.6, 2.1.7, 2.1.10, 2.1.11, 2.1.12, 2.1.13, 2.1.14, 2.1.15, 2.2, 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5 | — |
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