CVE-2019-3814
HIGH
7.7
CVSS Score
Published: March 27, 2019 at 12:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:35 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsUbuntu LinuxLeapDovecot
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Severity
HIGH7.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
It was discovered that Dovecot before versions 2.2.36.1 and 2.3.4.1 incorrectly handled client certificates. A remote attacker in possession of a valid certificate with an empty username field could possibly use this issue to impersonate other users.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 2.2.36.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.3.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00067.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3467
- https://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://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-19
References (7)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00067.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3467x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3814Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4XLI55NGRDTGMVOPYFCPPFNPA5VKYSSY/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QHFZ5OWRIZGIWZJ5PTNVWWZNLLNH4XYS/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-19x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2019-February/114575.htmlCVSS
7.7HIGHredhat
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-295
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