CVE-2019-19722 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

An attacker can crash the Dovecot push-notification driver by sending a crafted email with a group address, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-19722?

CVE-2019-19722 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dovecot Dovecot, published on 13 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19722?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Dovecot Dovecot, Fedoraproject Fedora.

How do I fix CVE-2019-19722?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2019-19722 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19722 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Dovecot Dovecot vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2019-19722, GHSA-cpfv-hj4g-93jr.

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