Out-of-bounds Write Affecting dovecot-devel package, versions <1:2.2.36-5.el8_0.1

Q: How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 dovecot-devel to version 1:2.2.36-5.el8_0.1 or higher. This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-2822 .

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Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-DOVECOTDEVEL-2538764
published10 Apr 2022
disclosed29 Aug 2019

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Introduced: 29 Aug 2019

CVE-2019-11500 (opens in a new tab) CWE-787 (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 dovecot-devel to version 1:2.2.36-5.el8_0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-2822.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dovecot-devel package and not the dovecot-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.