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CVE-2019-13917

Exim 4.85 through 4.92 (fixed in 4.92.1) allows remote code execution as root in some unusual configurations that use th

Exim 4.85 through 4.92 (fixed in 4.92.1) allows remote code execution as root in some unusual configurations that use the ${sort } expansion for items that can be controlled by an attacker (e.g., $local_part or $domain).

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.16396
Schedule remediation
  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 5% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

2
exim>= 4.85 and <= 4.92
debian linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD25 Jul 2019 · 08:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

5
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10746-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2021:0753-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2021:0754-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2021:0677-1
usnUSN-4075-1
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-13917.txtPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/26/5Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/51Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-06
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4488Third Party Advisory
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