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CVE-2013-6171

nvd nist
Published: Dec 9, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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5.8
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 4.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (51)

Products: Dovecot: Dovecot
1 product
Dovecot
Configuration A
51 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Dovecot
Up to 2.2.6
Version 2.0.0
Version 2.0.10
Version 2.0.11
Version 2.0.12
Version 2.0.13
Version 2.0.14
Version 2.0.15
Version 2.0.1
Version 2.0.2
Version 2.0.3
Version 2.0.4
Version 2.0.5
Version 2.0.6
Version 2.0.7
Version 2.0.8
Version 2.0.9
Version 2.0 beta1
Version 2.1.0
Version 2.1.10
Version 2.1.11
Version 2.1.12
Version 2.1.13
Version 2.1.14
Version 2.1.15
Version 2.1.1
Version 2.1.2
Version 2.1.3
Version 2.1.4
Version 2.1.5
Version 2.1.6
Version 2.1.7
Version 2.1 rc1
Version 2.1 rc2
Version 2.1 rc3
Version 2.1 rc5
Version 2.1 rc6
Version 2.1 rc7
Version 2.2.0
Version 2.2.1
Version 2.2.2
Version 2.2.3
Version 2.2.4
Version 2.2.5
Version 2.2 rc1
Version 2.2 rc2
Version 2.2 rc3
Version 2.2 rc4
Version 2.2 rc5
Version 2.2 rc6
Version 2.2 rc7

References (10)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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