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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Information
Published : 2013-12-09 16:36
Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51
NVD link : CVE-2013-6171
Mitre link : CVE-2013-6171
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-6171
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Products Affected
dovecot
- dovecot
CWE
CWE-287
Improper Authentication