CVE-2019-11499
published 2019-05-08CVE-2019-11499: In the IMAP Server in Dovecot 2.3.3 through 2.3.5.2, the submission-login component crashes if AUTH PLAIN is attempted over a TLS secured channel with an…
PriorityP339high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.53%
83.1th percentile
In the IMAP Server in Dovecot 2.3.3 through 2.3.5.2, the submission-login component crashes if AUTH PLAIN is attempted over a TLS secured channel with an unacceptable authentication message.
Affected
10 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | dovecot | < dovecot 1:2.3.4.1-5 (bookworm) | dovecot 1:2.3.4.1-5 (bookworm) |
| dovecot | dovecot | >= 0 < 1:2.3.4.1-5 | 1:2.3.4.1-5 |
| dovecot | dovecot | >= 0 < 1:2.3.4.1-5 | 1:2.3.4.1-5 |
| dovecot | dovecot | >= 0 < 1:2.3.4.1-5 | 1:2.3.4.1-5 |
| dovecot | dovecot | >= 0 < 1:2.3.4.1-5 | 1:2.3.4.1-5 |
| dovecot | dovecot | 2.3.3 – 2.3.5.2 | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| opensuse | leap | — | — |
| opensuse | leap | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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Red Hat
dovecot: unacceptable authentication message in AUTH PLAIN over TLS leads to crash and possible DoS
vendor_redhat·2019-04-30·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2019-11499 [HIGH] CWE-617 dovecot: unacceptable authentication message in AUTH PLAIN over TLS leads to crash and possible DoS
dovecot: unacceptable authentication message in AUTH PLAIN over TLS leads to crash and possible DoS
In the IMAP Server in Dovecot 2.3.3 through 2.3.5.2, the submission-login component crashes if AUTH PLAIN is attempted over a TLS secured channel with an unacceptable authentication message.
Package: dovecot (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: dovecot (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: dovecot (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: dovecot (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Ubuntu
Dovecot vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2019-04-30
CVE-2019-11494 Dovecot vulnerabilities
Title: Dovecot vulnerabilities
Summary: Dovecot could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.
It was discovered that the Dovecot Submission login service incorrectly
handled certain operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause Dovecot to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Debian
CVE-2019-11499: dovecot - In the IMAP Server in Dovecot 2.3.3 through 2.3.5.2, the submission-login compon...
vendor_debian·2019·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2019-11499 [HIGH] CVE-2019-11499: dovecot - In the IMAP Server in Dovecot 2.3.3 through 2.3.5.2, the submission-login compon...
In the IMAP Server in Dovecot 2.3.3 through 2.3.5.2, the submission-login component crashes if AUTH PLAIN is attempted over a TLS secured channel with an unacceptable authentication message.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1:2.3.4.1-5)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1:2.3.4.1-5)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1:2.3.4.1-5)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1:2.3.4.1-5)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1:2.3.4.1-5)
GHSA
GHSA-v7jr-wfqh-v962: In the IMAP Server in Dovecot 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2019-11499 [HIGH] GHSA-v7jr-wfqh-v962: In the IMAP Server in Dovecot 2
In the IMAP Server in Dovecot 2.3.3 through 2.3.5.2, the submission-login component crashes if AUTH PLAIN is attempted over a TLS secured channel with an unacceptable authentication message.
OSV
CVE-2019-11499: In the IMAP Server in Dovecot 2
osv·2019-05-08·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2019-11499 [HIGH] CVE-2019-11499: In the IMAP Server in Dovecot 2
In the IMAP Server in Dovecot 2.3.3 through 2.3.5.2, the submission-login component crashes if AUTH PLAIN is attempted over a TLS secured channel with an unacceptable authentication message.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-11499 dovecot: unacceptable authentication message in AUTH PLAIN over TLS leads to crash and possible DoS
bugzilla·2019-05-13·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2019-11499 [HIGH] CVE-2019-11499 dovecot: unacceptable authentication message in AUTH PLAIN over TLS leads to crash and possible DoS
CVE-2019-11499 dovecot: unacceptable authentication message in AUTH PLAIN over TLS leads to crash and possible DoS
In the IMAP Server in Dovecot 2.3.3 through 2.3.5.2, the submission-login component crashes if AUTH PLAIN is attempted over a TLS secured channel with an unacceptable authentication message.
Upstream Bug:
https://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2019-April/000410.html
Discussion:
Created dovecot tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1709241]
---
No builds for F30 to fix this. I asked several times in bug #1672622, but no action has been taken there.
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-11499 dovecot: unacceptable authentication message in AUTH PLAIN over TLS leads to crash and possible DoS [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2019-05-13·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2019-11499 [HIGH] CVE-2019-11499 dovecot: unacceptable authentication message in AUTH PLAIN over TLS leads to crash and possible DoS [fedora-all]
CVE-2019-11499 dovecot: unacceptable authentication message in AUTH PLAIN over TLS leads to crash and possible DoS [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NO
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00024.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00026.htmlhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4XLI55NGRDTGMVOPYFCPPFNPA5VKYSSY/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QHFZ5OWRIZGIWZJ5PTNVWWZNLLNH4XYS/https://www.dovecot.org/download.htmlhttps://www.dovecot.org/security.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00024.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00026.htmlhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4XLI55NGRDTGMVOPYFCPPFNPA5VKYSSY/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QHFZ5OWRIZGIWZJ5PTNVWWZNLLNH4XYS/https://www.dovecot.org/download.htmlhttps://www.dovecot.org/security.html
2019-05-08
Published