Is CVE-2019-7524 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-7524 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-7524?

CVE-2019-7524 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-7524?

CVE-2019-7524 has an EPSS score of 1.18% (64th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-7524?

Upgrade dovecot on debian 11 to 1:2.3.4.1-3 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-7524

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

dovecotDebian

Fixed in:1:2.3.4.1-3CVE-2019-7524

dovecotUbuntu

Fixed in:1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6USN-3928-1

Fixed in:1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.10USN-3928-1

Fixed in:1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.3USN-3928-1

dovecot-coreUbuntu

Fixed in:1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6USN-3928-1

Fixed in:1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.10USN-3928-1

Fixed in:1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.3USN-3928-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.18%probability of exploitation in 30 days

64thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 64% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory8

Other references3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.