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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2013-6000 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3556-2 | Dovecot vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T17:29:42.974Z
Reserved: 2013-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2013-6171
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Status : Modified
Published: 2013-12-09T16:36:47.097
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2013-6171
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN