CVE-2019-15846
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4124-2
Severity Score
9.8
*CVSS v3
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*EPSS
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*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
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Descriptions
Exim before 4.92.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a trailing backslash.
Exim versiones anteriores a 4.92.2, permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario como root por medio de una barra invertida al final de una URL.
USN-4124-1 fixed a vulnerability in Exim. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. It was discovered that Exim incorrectly handled certain decoding operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands. Various other issues were also addressed.
*Credits:
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Timeline
- 2019-09-02 CVE Reserved
- 2019-09-06 CVE Published
- 2019-10-10 First Exploit
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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References (24)
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/2 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/4 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/5 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/6 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/8 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/07/1 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/07/2 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/08/1 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/09/1 | Mailing List |
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| https://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-15846.txt | X_refsource_misc | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00004.html | Mailing List |
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| https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/13 | Mailing List |
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| https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/672565 | Third Party Advisory |
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| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/06/1 | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://github.com/synacktiv/Exim-CVE-2019-15846 | 2019-10-10 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Exim Search vendor "Exim" | Exim Search vendor "Exim" for product "Exim" | < 4.92.2 Search vendor "Exim" for product "Exim" and version " < 4.92.2" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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