CVE-2019-11500

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
9.8 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 97%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
dovecotdovecot
𝑥
< 2.2.36.4
dovecotdovecot
2.3.0 ≤
𝑥
< 2.3.7.2
dovecotpigeonhole
𝑥
< 0.5.7.2
debiandebian_linux
8.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
dovecot
bookworm
1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u1
fixed
bookworm (security)
1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1+deb12u1
fixed
bullseye
1:2.3.13+dfsg1-2+deb11u1
fixed
bullseye (security)
1:2.3.13+dfsg1-2+deb11u2
fixed
sid
1:2.3.21.1+dfsg1-1
fixed
trixie
1:2.3.21.1+dfsg1-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
dovecot
bionic
Fixed 1:2.2.33.2-1ubuntu4.4
released
disco
Fixed 1:2.3.4.1-1ubuntu2.3
released
trusty
Fixed 1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm1
released
xenial
Fixed 1:2.2.22-1ubuntu2.11
released
openSUSE logo
openSUSE / SLES Releases
openSUSE Product
Release
dovecot22
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP2
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP3
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP4
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP4
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
dovecot22-backend-mysql
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP2
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP3
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP4
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP4
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
dovecot22-backend-pgsql
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP2
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP3
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP4
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP4
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
dovecot22-backend-sqlite
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP2
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP3
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP4
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP4
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
2.2.31-19.17.1
fixed
dovecot23
suse enterprise sap 15
2.3.3-4.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP1
2.3.3-8.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP2
2.3.10-15.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP3
2.3.11.3-17.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.3.15-58.3
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.3.15-150200.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
2.3.3-4.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP1
2.3.3-8.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP2
2.3.10-15.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
2.3.11.3-17.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.3.15-58.3
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.3.15-150200.65.1
fixed
dovecot23-backend-mysql
suse enterprise sap 15
2.3.3-4.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP1
2.3.3-8.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP2
2.3.10-15.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP3
2.3.11.3-17.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.3.15-58.3
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.3.15-150200.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
2.3.3-4.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP1
2.3.3-8.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP2
2.3.10-15.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
2.3.11.3-17.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.3.15-58.3
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.3.15-150200.65.1
fixed
dovecot23-backend-pgsql
suse enterprise sap 15
2.3.3-4.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP1
2.3.3-8.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP2
2.3.10-15.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP3
2.3.11.3-17.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.3.15-58.3
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.3.15-150200.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
2.3.3-4.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP1
2.3.3-8.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP2
2.3.10-15.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
2.3.11.3-17.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.3.15-58.3
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.3.15-150200.65.1
fixed
dovecot23-backend-sqlite
suse enterprise sap 15
2.3.3-4.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP1
2.3.3-8.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP2
2.3.10-15.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP3
2.3.11.3-17.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.3.15-58.3
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.3.15-150200.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
2.3.3-4.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP1
2.3.3-8.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP2
2.3.10-15.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
2.3.11.3-17.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.3.15-58.3
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.3.15-150200.65.1
fixed
dovecot23-devel
suse enterprise sap 15
2.3.3-4.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP1
2.3.3-8.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP2
2.3.10-15.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP3
2.3.11.3-17.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.3.15-58.3
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.3.15-150200.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
2.3.3-4.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP1
2.3.3-8.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP2
2.3.10-15.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
2.3.11.3-17.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.3.15-58.3
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.3.15-150200.65.1
fixed
dovecot23-fts
suse enterprise sap 15
2.3.3-4.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP1
2.3.3-8.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP2
2.3.10-15.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP3
2.3.11.3-17.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.3.15-58.3
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.3.15-150200.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
2.3.3-4.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP1
2.3.3-8.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP2
2.3.10-15.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
2.3.11.3-17.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.3.15-58.3
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.3.15-150200.65.1
fixed
dovecot23-fts-lucene
suse enterprise sap 15
2.3.3-4.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP1
2.3.3-8.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP2
2.3.10-15.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP3
2.3.11.3-17.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.3.15-58.3
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.3.15-150200.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
2.3.3-4.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP1
2.3.3-8.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP2
2.3.10-15.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
2.3.11.3-17.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.3.15-58.3
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.3.15-150200.65.1
fixed
dovecot23-fts-solr
suse enterprise sap 15
2.3.3-4.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP1
2.3.3-8.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP2
2.3.10-15.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP3
2.3.11.3-17.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.3.15-58.3
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.3.15-150200.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
2.3.3-4.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP1
2.3.3-8.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP2
2.3.10-15.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
2.3.11.3-17.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.3.15-58.3
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.3.15-150200.65.1
fixed
dovecot23-fts-squat
suse enterprise sap 15
2.3.3-4.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP1
2.3.3-8.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP2
2.3.10-15.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP3
2.3.11.3-17.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.3.15-58.3
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.3.15-150200.65.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
2.3.3-4.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP1
2.3.3-8.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP2
2.3.10-15.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
2.3.11.3-17.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.3.15-58.3
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.3.15-150200.65.1
fixed
Red Hat logo
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Releases
Red Hat Product
Release
dovecot
RHEL 6
1:2.0.9-22.el6_10.1
fixed
RHEL 7
1:2.2.36-3.el7_7.1
fixed
RHEL 8
1:2.2.36-5.el8_0.1
fixed
RHEL 8.0 E4S
1:2.2.36-5.el8_0.1
fixed
dovecot-devel
RHEL 6
1:2.0.9-22.el6_10.1
fixed
RHEL 7
1:2.2.36-3.el7_7.1
fixed
RHEL 8
1:2.2.36-5.el8_0.1
fixed
RHEL 8.0 E4S
1:2.2.36-5.el8_0.1
fixed
dovecot-mysql
RHEL 6
1:2.0.9-22.el6_10.1
fixed
RHEL 7
1:2.2.36-3.el7_7.1
fixed
RHEL 8
1:2.2.36-5.el8_0.1
fixed
RHEL 8.0 E4S
1:2.2.36-5.el8_0.1
fixed
dovecot-pgsql
RHEL 6
1:2.0.9-22.el6_10.1
fixed
RHEL 7
1:2.2.36-3.el7_7.1
fixed
RHEL 8
1:2.2.36-5.el8_0.1
fixed
RHEL 8.0 E4S
1:2.2.36-5.el8_0.1
fixed
dovecot-pigeonhole
RHEL 6
1:2.0.9-22.el6_10.1
fixed
RHEL 7
1:2.2.36-3.el7_7.1
fixed
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00024.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00026.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/28/3
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2822
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2836
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2885
https://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2019-August/000417.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00035.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3GYTZLLDNIFWT7D7JSB25ERJNMOR4CQ3/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KVHY3MU2OK2EWZJFGNDSAOMD42L7DFPX/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YSJVVVRAE3SITC2ZLGCPMFDN3WVYZBWF/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-29
https://www.dovecot.org/security.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00024.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00026.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/28/3
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2822
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2836
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2885
https://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2019-August/000417.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00035.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3GYTZLLDNIFWT7D7JSB25ERJNMOR4CQ3/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KVHY3MU2OK2EWZJFGNDSAOMD42L7DFPX/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YSJVVVRAE3SITC2ZLGCPMFDN3WVYZBWF/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-29
https://www.dovecot.org/security.html