#VU18400 Resource management error in Dovecot - CVE-2019-11499

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#VU18400 Resource management error in Dovecot - CVE-2019-11499

Published: May 6, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU18400
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11499
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Dovecot
Software vendor:
Dovecot

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect resource management error within the submission-login when processing incorrect authentication messages over TLS secure channel. A remote attacker can send an invalid authentication message and crash the service.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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