CVE-2019-19722

Description

In Dovecot before 2.3.9.2, an attacker can crash a push-notification driver with a crafted email when push notifications are used, because of a NULL Pointer Dereference. The email must use a group address as either the sender or the recipient.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.74% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory dovecot.org Vendor Advisory dovecot.org Vendor Advisory dovecot.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://dovecot.org/list/dovecot-news/2019-December/000428.html vendor advisory
https://dovecot.org/security.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/13/3 third party advisory mailing list
https://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2019-December/000428.html vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4OZCJ3RBA4WIYGN7SOV4TW2AIHXPZATK/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6PPB7PG5BM3MC5ZF2KHQ3UR7CZIO42BB/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-19722?
CVE-2019-19722 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-19722?
To fix CVE-2019-19722, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-19722 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-19722 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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