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CentOS Linux: CVE-2019-11500: Important: dovecot security update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2019-11500: Important: dovecot security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/29/2019
Created
09/24/2019
Added
09/23/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

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.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-dovecot
  • centos-upgrade-dovecot-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-dovecot-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-dovecot-devel
  • centos-upgrade-dovecot-mysql
  • centos-upgrade-dovecot-mysql-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-dovecot-pgsql
  • centos-upgrade-dovecot-pgsql-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-dovecot-pigeonhole
  • centos-upgrade-dovecot-pigeonhole-debuginfo

References

  • CVE-2019-11500
  • RHSA-2019:2822
  • RHSA-2019:2836
  • RHSA-2019:2885

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