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 2013-12-09 16:36:47
Updated 2018-03-16 01:29:00
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: BypassGain privilege

Threat overview for CVE-2013-6171

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2013-6171
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 993
IPs affected by CVE-2013-6171 761
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-6171

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.19%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 56 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2013-6171

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
5.8
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
8.6
4.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2013-6171

  • When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2013-6171

Products affected by CVE-2013-6171

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