CVE-2019-7524

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.012 · 67 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

1.18% (67th) EPSS

CVSS 7.2 · high

Is it mine?

71 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

Fixeddovecot-1:2.2.36-6.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-1:2.2.36-6.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-1:2.2.36-6.el7.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-1:2.2.36-6.el7.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-1:2.2.36-6.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-1:2.2.36-6.el7.s390 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-1:2.2.36-6.el7.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-1:2.2.36-6.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-1:2.2.36-6.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-1:2.2.36-6.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-1:2.2.36-6.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-debuginfo-1:2.2.36-6.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-debuginfo-1:2.2.36-6.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-debuginfo-1:2.2.36-6.el7.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-debuginfo-1:2.2.36-6.el7.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-debuginfo-1:2.2.36-6.el7.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-debuginfo-1:2.2.36-6.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-debuginfo-1:2.2.36-6.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-debuginfo-1:2.2.36-6.el7.s390 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-debuginfo-1:2.2.36-6.el7.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-debuginfo-1:2.2.36-6.el7.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-debuginfo-1:2.2.36-6.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-debuginfo-1:2.2.36-6.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-debuginfo-1:2.2.36-6.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-debuginfo-1:2.2.36-6.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-devel-1:2.2.36-6.el7.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-devel-1:2.2.36-6.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-devel-1:2.2.36-6.el7.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-devel-1:2.2.36-6.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-devel-1:2.2.36-6.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-mysql-1:2.2.36-6.el7.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-mysql-1:2.2.36-6.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-mysql-1:2.2.36-6.el7.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-mysql-1:2.2.36-6.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-mysql-1:2.2.36-6.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-pgsql-1:2.2.36-6.el7.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-pgsql-1:2.2.36-6.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-pgsql-1:2.2.36-6.el7.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-pgsql-1:2.2.36-6.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-pgsql-1:2.2.36-6.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-pigeonhole-1:2.2.36-6.el7.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-pigeonhole-1:2.2.36-6.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-pigeonhole-1:2.2.36-6.el7.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-pigeonhole-1:2.2.36-6.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062
Fixeddovecot-pigeonhole-1:2.2.36-6.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1062

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–8.8

v2.07.2highAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 10

v3.07.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.08.8highCVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.06.5mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · Red Hat Product Security US

v3.08.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · cve@mitre.org USexploitability 2 · impact 6

v3.07.1highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-119USprimaryCWE-119USCWE-120US

affected products (71)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Debian Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:-
Open Source Dovecot <2.2.36.3all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source Dovecot <2.3.5.1all versionscert_bundDE
Red Hat Enterprise Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-
SUSE Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:-
SUSE openSUSEall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:suse:opensuse:-
Ubuntu Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:-
Open Source Dovecot< 2.2.36.3cert_bundDE
Open Source Dovecot< 2.3.5.1cert_bundDE
n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
Timo Sirainen Dovecot≤ 2.2.36.3fstec_bduRU
Timo Sirainen Dovecot2.3.0 → 2.3.5.1fstec_bduRU
АО «НППКТ» ОСОН ОСнова Оnyx≤ 2.5fstec_bduRU
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра» Astra Linux Special Edition≤ 1.6 «Смоленск»fstec_bduRU
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux≤ 9fstec_bduRU
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux≤ 8fstec_bduRU
canonical ubuntu linux= 14.04nvdUScpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu linux= 16.04nvdUScpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu linux= 18.04nvdUScpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu linux= 18.10nvdUScpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

RHSA-2020:1062Red Hat Security Advisory: dovecot security and bug fix update2020-03-31csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update for dovecot is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
WID-SEC-W-2025-0242Dovecot: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Erlangen von AdministratorrechtenDeutsch2019-04-04csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Dovecot ausnutzen, um Administratorrechte zu erlangen.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund nvd redhat_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2019-03-28modified 2026-06-17

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