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Critical
CVE-2019-15846
Exim before 4.92.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code...
Vulnerability Description
Exim before 4.92.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a trailing backslash.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-15846.txt
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00004.html
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/2
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4517
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4124-1/
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/672565
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/5
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-06
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/07/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/07/2
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NDF37AUNETIOXY6ZLQAUBGBVUTMMV242/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FT3GY7V7SR2RHKNZNQCGXFWUSILVSZNU/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/08/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/09/1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00024.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SBNHDAF74RI6VK2JVSEIE3VYNL7JJDYM/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4124-2/
- https://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-15846.txt
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 6th, 2019
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.