Unscored severity · published Dec 9, 2013
CVE-2013-6171
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…
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CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 73% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DO
Dovecot · Dovecot
through 2.2.6; 2.0; 2.0.0; 2.0.1; 2.0.2; 2.0.3; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6171
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6171
cpanel.net
http://cpanel.net/tsr-2013-0010-full-disclosure/
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/54808
wiki2.dovecot.org
http://wiki2.dovecot.org/AuthDatabase/CheckPassword#Security
Patch
http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2013-November/000264.html
usn.ubuntu.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3556-2/
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