CVE-2019-13917

Summary

CVECVE-2019-13917
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-07-25 20:15:00 UTC
Updated2019-09-07 02:15:00 UTC
DescriptionExim 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).

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-19

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Exim Exim All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bugtraq: [SECURITY] [DSA 4488-1] exim4 security update BUGTRAQ seclists.org Third Party Advisory
exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-13917.txt CONFIRM exim.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE-2019-13917 OVE-20190718-0006: Exim: security release ahead MLIST www.openwall.com Third Party Advisory
Exim: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201909-06) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4488-1 exim4 DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500889 Alpine Linux Security Update for exim
  • 504722 Alpine Linux Security Update for exim
  • 710126 Gentoo Linux Exim Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201909-06)
  • 750227 OpenSUSE Security Update for exim (openSUSE-SU-2021:0677-1)
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