vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2019-11500): Dovecot vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 28, 2019 | Aug 29, 2019 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 28, 2019
Added
Aug 29, 2019
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-dovecot-coreubuntu-upgrade-dovecot-core
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