CVE-2019-11500

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 29, 2019
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2019-11500: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix