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CVE-2019-11500

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Published: Aug 29, 2019Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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9.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (5)

2 products
Dovecot
Pigeonhole
1 product
Debian Linux
1 product
Fedora
Configuration A
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Dovecot
Before 2.2.36.4
From 2.3.0 to 2.3.7.2
Before 0.5.7.2
Configuration B
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Version 8.0
Version 30

References (26)

Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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