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CVE-2019-16928
September 27, 2019
Exim 4.92 through 4.92.2 allows remote code execution, a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-15846. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in string_vformat in string.c involving a long EHLO command.
Related Resources (21)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UY6HPRW7MR3KBQ5JFHH6OXM7YCZBJCOB/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UY6HPRW7MR3KBQ5JFHH6OXM7YCZBJCOB/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T3TJW4HPYH3O5HZCWGD6NSHTEBTTAPDC/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/3
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-16928
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4141-1/
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-16928
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-16928
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/4
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T3TJW4HPYH3O5HZCWGD6NSHTEBTTAPDC/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-47
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/60
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/2
https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2449
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EED7HM3MFIBAP5OIMJAFJ35JAJABTVSC/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/28/1
https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20190927.032457.c1044d4c.en.html
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-16928
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4536
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EED7HM3MFIBAP5OIMJAFJ35JAJABTVSC/
https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/478effbfd9c3cc5a627fc671d4bf94d13670d65f
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
9.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
ATTACKED
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Exploit Maturity
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
7.5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-787
EPSS
Base Score:
89.82