SB2019121635 - Fedora 31 update for cyrus-imapd
Published: December 16, 2019 Updated: April 25, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019121635
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19783)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in autosieve_createfolder() function in imap/lmtp_sieve.c. A remote email user can create any mailbox with administrative privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that the sieve script uploading is allowed (3.x) or certain non-default sieve options are enabled (2.x).
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.