All errata/sisyphus/ALT-PU-2013-1205-1
ALT-PU-2013-1205-1

Package update dovecot in branch sisyphus

Version2.2.9-alt1
Published2013-11-28
Max severityMEDIUM
Severity:

Closed issues (1)

CVE-2013-6171
MEDIUM5.8

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.

Published: 2013-12-09Modified: 2026-04-29
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N