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CVE-2019-11500

critical · 9.8

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.

9.8
CVSS
62.6%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
99th
EPSS percentile
2019-08-29
Published

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
dovecotdovecot< 2.2.36.4
dovecotdovecot>= 2.3.0, < 2.3.7.2
dovecotpigeonhole< 0.5.7.2
debiandebian_linux8.0
fedoraprojectfedora30

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References

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