USN-4110-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4110-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4110-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4110-2
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Published
2019-08-28T14:11:54.155729Z
Modified
2025-10-14T16:37:39Z
Summary
dovecot vulnerability
Details

USN-4110-1 fixed a vulnerability in Dovecot. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Nick Roessler and Rafi Rubin discovered that Dovecot incorrectly handled certain data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / dovecot

Package

Name
dovecot
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dovecot@1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm1

Affected versions

1:2.*

1:2.1.7-7ubuntu3
1:2.2.9-1ubuntu1
1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2
1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.1
1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.3
1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.4
1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.5
1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-core",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-gssapi",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-imapd",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-ldap",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-lmtpd",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-managesieved",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-mysql",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-pgsql",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-pop3d",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-sieve",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-solr",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dovecot-sqlite",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "mail-stack-delivery",
            "binary_version": "1:2.2.9-1ubuntu2.6+esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2019-11500",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "high"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}