CVE-2019-11500
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
Publication date:
29/08/2019
Last modified:
07/11/2023
Description
In Dovecot before 2.2.36.4 and 2.3.x before 2.3.7.2 (and Pigeonhole before 0.5.7.2), protocol processing can fail for quoted strings. This occurs because '\0' characters are mishandled, and can lead to out-of-bounds writes and remote code execution.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
9.80
Severity 3.x
CRITICAL
Base Score 2.0
7.50
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.36.4 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:dovecot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.0 (including) | 2.3.7.2 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:dovecot:pigeonhole:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.7.2 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00024.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00026.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/28/3
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2822
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2836
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2885
- https://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2019-August/000417.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00035.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3GYTZLLDNIFWT7D7JSB25ERJNMOR4CQ3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KVHY3MU2OK2EWZJFGNDSAOMD42L7DFPX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YSJVVVRAE3SITC2ZLGCPMFDN3WVYZBWF/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-29
- https://www.dovecot.org/security.html



