vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2019-11500)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 29, 2019 | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 29, 2019
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
IMAP and ManageSieve protocol parsers in Dovecot before 2.3.7.2 and Pigeonhole before 0.5.7.2 do not properly handle NUL byte when scanning data in quoted strings, leading to out of bounds heap memory writes.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
Rapid7 Labs
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