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.
References
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
21 Nov 2024, 01:58
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://cpanel.net/tsr-2013-0010-full-disclosure/ - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/54808 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://wiki2.dovecot.org/AuthDatabase/CheckPassword#Security - | |
References | () http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2013-November/000264.html - Patch | |
References | () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3556-2/ - |
Information
Published : 2013-12-09 16:36
Updated : 2024-11-21 01:58
NVD link : CVE-2013-6171
Mitre link : CVE-2013-6171
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-6171
JSON object : View
Products Affected
dovecot
- dovecot
CWE
CWE-287
Improper Authentication